Title :
The cardiac volume computer: the development of a real time graphics system using a commercial microcomputer host
Author_Institution :
Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., St. Paul, MN, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of the development of the cardiac volume computer, which exemplifies the successful incorporation of a commercial microcomputer host into a sophisticated medical diagnostic tool. This low-cost system features capabilities previously not widely available to the clinician or researcher, such as accurate ventricular volume waveform and real-time pressure-volume, loops, while presenting an intuitive icon-based and mouse-driven user interface
Keywords :
computer graphic equipment; medical diagnostic computing; microcomputers; real-time systems; special purpose computers; accurate ventricular volume waveform; cardiac volume computer; icon-based; loops; medical diagnostic tool; microcomputer host; mouse-driven user interface; real time graphics system; real-time pressure-volume; Blood; Catheters; Computer graphics; Costs; Frequency; Impedance; Medical diagnosis; Microcomputers; Pacemakers; Real time systems;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering of Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1988., Proceedings of the Symposium on the
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4863-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECBS.1988.5446
