Using dual-antenna nanosecond pulse near-field sensing technology for non-contact and continuous blood pressure measurement

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 219-222

  Lin, Hong Dun ^a   Lee, Yen Shien ^a   Chuang, Bor Nian ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS SOFTWARES; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD-PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; HOMECARE APPLICATIONS; LONG TERM MONITORING; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MEASURING METHOD; MINIATURE RADARS; NANOSECOND PULSE; NEAR-FIELD; NON-CONTACT; NONINVASIVE METHODS; PRESSURE PARAMETER; PRESSURE SENSITIVE; PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; RADIO FREQUENCY PULSE; SCREENING TECHNOLOGY; SENSING PROBE; SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SYSTOLIC PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DIAGNOSIS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

ANTENNAS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RADIO WAVES; SOFTWARE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881081691     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6345909     Document Type: Conference Paper

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