Title :
Computer automated non-invasive arterial pressure measurement. II. Microcontroller-based system
Author :
Carter, John N. ; Herrold, Edmund M. ; Magid, Norman M. ; Borer, Jeffrey S.
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ. Med. Coll., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
For pt. I, see ibid., p.581-3 (1990). An outline for the design of a non-invasive arterial pressure measurement system, for use with a rabbit model of AR/MR induced left-heart failure, is presented. The hardware and software are described. The device, which is built around a microcontroller, is the distillation of a PC-based system presented earlier. The architectural differences between microcomputers and microcontrollers, which can affect the porting of a computer-based design to one involving a controller, are highlighted, and the impact of these differences on the design synthesis is discussed
Keywords :
biological techniques and instruments; biology computing; haemodynamics; microcontrollers; pressure measurement; PC-based system; design synthesis; left-heart failure; microcontroller-based system; rabbit model; Animals; Arteries; Biomedical optical imaging; Blood pressure; Microcomputers; Microcontrollers; Microprocessors; Optical recording; Pressure measurement; Random access memory;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1992, Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Durham, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3552-5
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1992.269536
