Localization of transient signal high-values in laser Doppler flowmetry signals with an empirical mode decomposition

Medical Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-21

  Humeau, Anne ^a,b   Trzepizur, Wojciech ^c   Rousseau, David ^b   Chapeau Blondeau, Fraņois ^b   Abraham, Pierre ^c  

^a Groupe Esaip   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Artifact; Denoising; Empirical mode decomposition; Intrinsic mode function; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Microcirculation; Motion; Noise

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CLASSIFIERS; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOWMETERS; FUNCTIONS; MICROCIRCULATION;

ARTIFACT; DE-NOISING; EMPIRICAL MODE DECOMPOSITION; INTRINSIC MODE FUNCTIONS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MOTION; NOISE;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 58149116960     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3041168     Document Type: Article

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