Clinical proof of practicability for an ECG device without any conductive contact

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 291-300

  Czaplik, Michael ^a   Eilebrecht, Benjamin ^a   Ntouba, Alexandre ^b   Walter, Marian ^a   Schauerte, Patrick ^a   Leonhardt, Steffen ^a   Rossaint, Rolf ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Practicien Hospitalien d'Anesthésie Réanimation   (France)

Author keywords

capacitively coupled electrodes; ECG; electrocardiogram; non conductive contact; premedication department; rhythm disturbances

Indexed keywords

CAPACITIVELY COUPLED ELECTRODES; ECG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; NON-CONDUCTIVE CONTACT; PREMEDICATION DEPARTMENT; RHYTHM DISTURBANCES;

ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTRODES; HEART;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77958610202     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BMT.2010.035     Document Type: Article

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