title: A trimodal system for the acquisition of synchronous echocardiography, electrocardiography, and seismocardiography data.
abstract: A novel system was developed to acquire synchronous echocardiography, electrocardiography (EKG), and seismocardiography (SCG) data. The system was developed to facilitate the study of the relationship between the mechanical and electrical characteristics of the heart. The system has both a hardware and software component. The hardware component consists of an application-specific device designed and built to acquire both SCG and EKG signals simultaneously. The software component consists of a package developed to record and synchronize data from both the device and a clinical ultrasound machine. A feasibility test was performed by simultaneous acquisition of a synchronous dataset from a human subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. carson.wick@emory.edu
authors.forename: Carson A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Wick
authors.forename: Jin-Jyh
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: McClellan
authors.forename: Pamela T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.forename: Srini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tridandapani
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000328:Adult; D003201:Computers; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software