Title :
On the need to estimate the adequacy of measurement results
Author :
Leca, Radu ; Groza, Voicu
Author_Institution :
Biomed. R&D, Biosign Technol. Inc., Roseneath, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The notion of measurement uncertainty was coined to characterize physical phenomena and engineering constructions. The related standards that were subsequently conceived are not fully applicable to biomedical applications, where the measurand can change during measurement and the possibility to repeat measurement is an exception. Authors introduce some provisions to extend uncertainty application to blood pressure monitoring.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; measurement uncertainty; biomedical applications; blood pressure monitoring; instrumentation; measurement uncertainty; pulse rate variability; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Instruments; Measurement standards; Measurement uncertainty; Medical services; Pressure measurement; Pulse measurements; blood pressure measurement; instrumentation; measurement; pulse rate variability; uncertainty; vital signs;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Methods for Uncertainty Estimation in Measurement, 2009. AMUEM 2009. IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Bucharest
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3593-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3593-7
DOI :
10.1109/AMUEM.2009.5207604