The Actifetus system: A multidoppler sensor system for monitoring fetal movements

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 430-438

  Kribeche A ^a   Tranquart, F ^a   Kouame, D ^b   Pourcelot, L ^a  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^b LUSSI/GIP Ultrasons   (France)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation function (ACF); Fast Fourier transform (FFT); Fetal monitoring; Fetal movements; Pulsed Doppler; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CARDIOLOGY; DOPPLER EFFECT; HEALTH RISKS; IMAGE SENSORS; TRANSDUCERS;

AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION (ACF); DOPPLER SYSTEMS; FETAL MOVEMENTS; PULSED DOPPLER;

FETAL MONITORING;

ACTIFETUS SYSTEM; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; FETUS BREATHING; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LABOR COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ALGORITHMS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FETAL MONITORING; FETAL MOVEMENT; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEG; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33847046002     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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