Title : 
Investigations into TIM perspective of Radial Pulse Analysis
         
        
            Author : 
Joshi, Pankaj ; Daruwala, Rohin
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Veermata Jijabai Technol. Inst., Mumbai, India
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Radial Pulse Analysis, a non-invasive diagnostic tool, is often used by practicing physicians trained in the system of Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM) - Ayurveda. We explore a unique method of sensing the radial pulse using capacitive sensors. Signals thus obtained compare well with those expected. Pulse signal have been analyzed for situations ranging from apparently trivial in nature to those aimed at exploring and estimating blood sugar levels. Further studies can help establish pointers which address the strict `do´s & don´t´ rules laid out by TIM practitioners.
         
        
            Keywords : 
biomedical equipment; blood; capacitive sensors; diseases; patient diagnosis; TIM perspective; Traditional Indian Medicine-Ayurveda; blood sugar levels; capacitive sensors; noninvasive diagnostic tool; pulse signal; radial pulse analysis; radial pulse sensing; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Frequency domain analysis; Hafnium; Medical services; Physiology; Sensors; Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM); pulse rate variability (PRV); radial pulse analysis;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Point-of-Care Healthcare Technologies (PHT), 2013 IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Bangalore
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-2765-7
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-2766-4
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/PHT.2013.6461289