title: Radar mechanocardiography: a novel analysis of the mechanical behavior of the heart.
abstract: In this paper a novel system for detection of the mechanical movement of heart, mechanocardiography (MCG), with no connection to the subject's body is presented. This signal is based on radar technology. The acquired signal is highly correlated to the acceleration-based ballistocardiograph signal (BCG) recorded directly from the sternum. It is shown that the heart and breathing rates can be reliably detected using this system.
authors.affiliation: Computational and Integrative Bio-Engineering Research laboratory (CIBER), The School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6. kouhyart@sfu.ca
authors.forename: Kouhyar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tavakolian
authors.forename: Faranak M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Zadeh
authors.forename: Yindar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chuo
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaseghi
authors.forename: Bozena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaminska
mesh_terms: D001450:Ballistocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011825:Radar / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity