Title :
Non-invasive blood flow monitoring on the wrist
Author :
Maier, M. ; Lindberg, L.-G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Linkoping Univ., Sweden
Abstract :
Blood flow changes was measured by PPG in vitro and in patients utilizing a new custom designed optical sensor. The results indicate that the sensor may monitor central related blood pressure variations and congestive heart failure.
Keywords :
bio-optics; blood flow measurement; light reflection; optical sensors; patient monitoring; plethysmography; central related blood pressure variations monitoring; circular conduit; congestive heart failure; custom designed optical sensor; human vessel; light reflection measurements; movement pattern; noninvasive blood flow monitoring; photoplethysmography; radial artery; red blood cell orientation; shear rate; Biomedical monitoring; Blood flow; Blood pressure; Condition monitoring; Fluid flow measurement; In vitro; Optical design; Optical sensors; Patient monitoring; Wrist;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1017438
