Title :
Physiological signatures monitored by ultra-wideband-radar validated by magnetic resonance imaging
Author :
Thiel, Florian ; Hein, Matthias ; Sachs, Jürgen ; Schwarz, Ulrich ; Seifert, Frank
Author_Institution :
Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt (PTB), Berlin
Abstract :
To validate physiological signatures acquired by ultra-wideband (UWB)-radar, like breathing and cardiac deformation, we propose the comparison with simultaneously acquired in-vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this way it can be evaluated how physiological signals from the thoracic wall and internal structures, e.g., the heart, monitored by UWB-radar correlate with the physiological reality displayed by MR-imaging.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; neurophysiology; radar imaging; ultra wideband radar; UWB radar; magnetic resonance imaging; physiological signal; physiological signatures; ultra-wideband-radar; Biomedical monitoring; Coils; Dielectric materials; Frequency; Heart; Imaging phantoms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Reflection; Sternum; Ultra wideband technology; PCA; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); physiological signatures; ultrawideband (UWB)-radar;
Conference_Titel :
Ultra-Wideband, 2008. ICUWB 2008. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hannover
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2216-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1827-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICUWB.2008.4653295