Title :
A statistical path loss model for medical implant communication channels
Author :
Sayrafian-Pour, Kamran ; Yang, Wen-Bin ; Hagedorn, John ; Terrill, Judith ; Yazdandoost, Kamya Yekeh
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. Lab., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
Knowledge of the propagation media is a key step toward a successful transceiver design. Such information is typically gathered by conducting physical experiments, measuring and processing the corresponding data to obtain channel characteristics. In case of medical implants, this could be extremely difficult, if not impossible. In this paper, an immersive visualization environment is presented, which is used as a scientific instrument that gives us the ability to observe RF propagation from medical implants inside a human body. This virtual environment allows for more natural interaction between experts with different backgrounds, such as engineering and medical sciences. Here, we show how this platform has been used to determine a statistical path loss model for medical implant communication systems.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; statistical analysis; telecommunication channels; transceivers; virtual reality; RF propagation; human body; immersive visualization environment; medical implant communication channels; statistical path loss model; transceiver design; virtual environment; Biological system modeling; Biomedical engineering; Communication channels; Data visualization; Humans; Implants; Instruments; Radio frequency; Transceivers; Virtual environment; Body Area Networks; Channel model; Immersive visualization system; Implant Communication system;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2009 IEEE 20th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5122-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5123-4
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2009.5449869