An investigation on pulse transit time in respiratory sleep studies for infants

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-249

  Foo, J Y A ^a   Lim, C S ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypopnoea; Non invasive monitoring; Sleep apnoea

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

BREATHING; HYPOPNOEA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY (PSG); PULSE TRANSIT TIME (PTT); SLEEP APNOEA;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PULSE TRANSIT TIME; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PULSATILE FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RHEOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 42449106593     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900600863463     Document Type: Article

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