Title :
Noninvasive technique for monitoring of left ventricular filling dynamics
Author :
Drzewiecki, Gary ; Li, John K-J ; Field, Shawn
Author_Institution :
Department of Biomédical Engineering, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-0909
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
The apexcardiogram (ACG) permits low-cost, continuous monitoring of left ventricular filling but often loads the chest wall and is not quantitative. A model of diastolic model is offered to provide analytical interpretation of the ACG. A fiber optic approach is provided for noncontacting measurement of the ACG. Combined, these two methods offer a technique of measuring the degree of filling impairment and abnormal ventricular wall motion.
Keywords :
Analytical models; Dynamics; Heart; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris, France
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761035
