Title :
Bladder fullness detection using multiple electrodes
Author :
Hua, P. ; Woo, E.J. ; Webster, J.G. ; Tompkins, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
An investigation has been made of multiple-electrode system to monitor the impedance changes corresponding to volume changes of the urinary bladder, using a finite-element model of the human body. The authors used an adaptive method for determining the optimal currents which would provide maximal impedance changes. They present simulation results and discuss the relationships between impedance change and the number and placement of the electrodes.<>
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; electric impedance; electrodes; finite element analysis; patient monitoring; bladder fullness detection; finite-element model; human body; impedance changes; multiple electrodes; urinary bladder;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94522
