Title :
CARDIOSMART: intelligent cardiology monitoring system using GPS/GPRS networks
Author :
Elena, M. ; Quero, J.M. ; Toral, S.L. ; Tarrida, C.L. ; Segovia, J.A. ; Franquelo, L.G.
Author_Institution :
Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Univ. de Sevilla, Spain
Abstract :
Cardiosmart project is based on a portable terminal for the acquisition, pre-processing and transmission of cardiac signals and the GPRS network (PAC) used to send the ECG signal to a host computer in the medical services provider centre or a specialist consulting room. The PAC terminal includes a GPRS modem for data transmission, a GPS device to provide an accurate location of the patient, and an intelligent heart pathology detection system. The objective of this project consists of the development of a European Cardiology On-line Monitoring System using GPRS/GSM wireless communication technology. The utilisation of electrocardiogram transmission will improve efficiency of medical care and service for patients if they could be monitored constantly by health care providers. A direct and almost instant medical support is provided, specially to those patients that vanish during a heart attack.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; cellular radio; computerised monitoring; electrocardiography; medical signal processing; patient monitoring; telemedicine; CARDIOSMART; ECG signal; European Cardiology On-line Monitoring System; GPRS modem; GPRS/GSM wireless communication; GPS device; GPS/GPRS networks; PAC terminal; cardiac signals processing; cardiac signals transmission; data transmission; efficiency improvement; electrocardiogram transmission; host computer; intelligent cardiology monitoring system; intelligent heart pathology detection system; medical care; medical services provider centre; patient location; portable terminal; specialist consulting room; telemedical network; Biomedical monitoring; Cardiology; Computerized monitoring; Electrocardiography; Global Positioning System; Ground penetrating radar; Intelligent networks; Intelligent systems; Medical services; Patient monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
IECON 02 [Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE 2002 28th Annual Conference of the]
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7474-6
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2002.1182949