A new integrated instrumental approach to autonomic nervous system assessment

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 267-276

  Corazza, I ^a   Barletta, G ^a,b   Guaraldi, P ^a,b   Cecere, A ^a,b   Calandra Buonaura, G ^a,b   Altini, E ^a   Zannoli, R ^a   Cortelli, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular reflexes; Integrated solution; Signal analysis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; DATA SHARING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; INTEGRATION TESTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SIGNAL ANALYSIS;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEXES; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ELECTRO-ENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG); INSTRUMENTAL APPROACH; INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATIONS; SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURES;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICES; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; MONITOR; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIST; NORMAL HUMAN; REFLEX; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BAROREFLEX; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84907965621     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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