Effect of tissue mechanical properties on cuff-based blood pressure measurements

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1287-1292

  Lan, H ^a   Al Jumaily, A M ^a   Lowe, A ^b   Hing, W ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Pulsecor Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Brachial artery; Finite element model; Non linear elasticity; Soft tissue; Transmural pressure

Indexed keywords

BRACHIAL ARTERY; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY; SOFT TISSUE; TRANSMURAL PRESSURE;

BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OSCILLATION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ARTIFACTS; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; OSCILLOMETRY;

EID: 82755193753     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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