Reproducibility analysis of a TDR-based monitoring system for intravenous drip infusions: Validation of a novel method for flow-rate measurement in IV infusion

MeMeA 2012 - 2012 IEEE Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 203-207

  Cataldo, Andrea ^a   Cannazza, Giuseppe ^a   De Benedetto, Egidio ^a   Giaquinto, Nicola ^b   Trotta, Amerigo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

biomedical monitoring; medical services; microwave measurements; repeatability and reproducibility; time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL MONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; LIQUID LEVEL; MEDICAL SERVICES; MONITORING SYSTEM; REAL TIME MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

CONTROL; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

AUTOMATION;

EID: 84864260144     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MeMeA.2012.6226673     Document Type: Conference Paper

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