Title :
Reliable pulse rate evaluation by smartphone
Author :
Lamonaca, F. ; Kurylyak, Y. ; Grimaldi, D. ; Spagnuolo, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Comput. & Syst. Sci., Univ. of Calabria, Rende, Italy
Abstract :
The paper deals with the robust and reliable evaluation of the Pulse Rate (PR) with a smartphone. The smartphone camera is used to evaluate the volumetric variation of blood by monitoring the change of light absorption in the tissue. Once assessed the correct working operation, the PhotoPlethysmoGram (PPG) signal is detected and the PR is evaluated on the basis of adaptive and statistical analysis. To validate the pointed out method, the PR, evaluated by smartphone, is compared with the Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitor Spacelabs 90207, that is clinically validated medical device. The experimental results confirm the correctness and suitability of the proposed method.
Keywords :
adaptive signal processing; blood pressure measurement; medical signal processing; patient monitoring; photoplethysmography; smart phones; statistical analysis; Spacelabs 90207; adaptive analysis; ambulatory blood pressure monitor; blood volumetric variation; medical device; photoplethysmogram signal; pointed out method; pulse rate evaluation; smartphone camera; statistical analysis; tissue light absorption change monitoring; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Cameras; Fingers; Light emitting diodes; Monitoring; Reliability; camera; photoplethysmography; pulse rate evaluation; smartphone;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications Proceedings (MeMeA), 2012 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0880-9
DOI :
10.1109/MeMeA.2012.6226672
