Title :
Fiber optic pulse sensor for noninvasive cardiovascular applications
Author :
Singh, M. ; Li, J.K. ; Sigel, G., Jr. ; Amory, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A dual-channel noninvasive fiber-optic sensor system developed for the simultaneous recording of the carotid and radial artery pulses is presented. These pressure waveforms were recorded in six normal and three hypertensive subjects. The results of a time-domain analysis are in close agreement with those of previous studies and indicate an expected increase in the pulse wave velocity and elasticity of the arteries with hypertension
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical measurement; cardiology; fibre optic sensors; haemodynamics; patient diagnosis; time-domain analysis; carotid artery pulses; dual-channel noninvasive fiber-optic sensor system; elasticity; hypertensive subjects; noninvasive cardiovascular applications; normal subjects; pressure waveforms; pulse wave velocity; radial artery pulses; simultaneous recording; time-domain analysis; Arteries; Cardiology; Elasticity; Hypertension; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical recording; Sensor systems; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1990., Proceedings of the 1990 Sixteenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
State College, PA
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1990.66307
