The real time processing of dynamic physiological signals.
A signal processing system has been developed consisting of a microcomputer linked to a minicomputer. The system has been designed to allow ease of development of programs for processing physiological signals in real time. The system also allows extensive non real time processing to be carried out and the generation of graphical displays. Some of the problems involved in producing real time signal processing programs are discussed. The problem of computing the beat by beat mean pressure in real time is described as an example.
D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003201:Computers; D003626:Data Display; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D008905:Minicomputers; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*