Optical fibre sensors embedded into medical textiles for monitoring of respiratory movements in MRI environment

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6619, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Grillet, A ^a   Kinet, D ^a   Witt, J ^b   Schukar, M ^b   Krebber, K ^b   Pirotte, F ^c   Depre A ^c  

^a Multitel   (Belgium)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^c Centexbel ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bending sensor; Fibre optic sensor; Medical textiles; OTDR; POF; POF sensor; Respiration sensor; Strain sensor

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL SENSORS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

BENDING SENSORS; MACRO BENDING SENSORS; MEDICAL TEXTILES; NARROW FABRIC PRODUCTION PROCESS; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS; POF SENSORS; RESPIRATORY MOVEMENTS; STRAIN SENSORS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 36549063745     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.738631     Document Type: Conference Paper

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