Title :
Non-contact human cardiac activity monitoring using a high sensitivity pulsed laser vibrometer
Author :
Wang, Chen-Chia ; Trivedi, Sudhir ; Kutcher, Susan ; Rodriguez, Ponciano ; Jin, Feng ; Swaminathan, V. ; Nagaraj, Sheela ; Quoraishee, Shafik ; Prasad, Narasimha S.
Author_Institution :
Brimrose Corp. of America, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the use of a high sensitivity pulsed laser vibrometer to determine remotely the detailed, time-phased mechanical workings of various parts of the human heart. Results reported are validated by electrocardiography and accelerometer readings.
Keywords :
accelerometers; electrocardiography; laser applications in medicine; vibration measurement; accelerometer readings; electrocardiography; human heart; noncontact human cardiac activity monitoring; pulsed laser vibrometer; Accelerometers; Electrocardiography; Heart; Humans; Optical interferometry; Sensitivity; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
