title: Cardiokymograph system with a capacitance transducer and its preliminary application in the measurement of heart wall movement.
abstract: A novel cardiokymograph system is introduced. The new system features a capacitance transducer with increased sensitivity and can be used in multichannel measurements. The novelty of this technique is the injection of a current into the patient coupled with the use of a capacitive displacement transducer and the possibility of multichannel monitoring. It provides for the possibility of removing breath noise when some signal processing technique, such as adaptive filtering, is used. Further investigation is needed to demonstrate clinical significance and pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Health Department, School of Public Health, Beijing Medical University, Peoples Republic of China.
authors.forename: W Q
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Z C
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002309:Cardiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007734:Kymography; D008297:Male; D014159:Transducers