Title :
Transcutaneous Blood Flow Measurement by Electromagnetic Induction
Author :
Kanai, Hiroshi ; Yamano, Eiki ; Nakayama, Kiyoshi ; Kawamura, Naoshige ; Furuhata, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.
fDate :
3/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new induction flowmeter which can measure the blood flow from the skin surface is discussed theoretically and experimentally. A pair of electrodes placed on the skin detect the EMF induced by the interaction of the blood flow and a magnetic field applied from outside the skin. The relation between the EMF and the flow rate, which is obtained theoretically, is also confirmed experimentally within the error of 10 percent.
Keywords :
Blood flow; Blood vessels; Conductivity; Electrodes; Electromagnetic induction; Electromagnetic measurements; Fluid flow measurement; Humans; Magnetic field measurement; Skin; Blood Flow Velocity; Electromagnetics; Humans; Mathematics; Models, Biological; Rheology; Skin;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1974.324300
