Non-contact monitoring techniques - Principles and applications.
This work gives an overview about some non-contact methods for monitoring of physiological activity. In particular, the focus is on ballistocardiography, capacitive ECG, Infrared Thermography, Magnetic Impedance Monitroing and Photoplethymographic Imaging. The principles behind the methods are described and an inside into possible medical applications is offered.
RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany.
Daniel
D
Teichmann
Christoph
C
Brüser
Benjamin
B
Eilebrecht
Abbas
A
Abbas
Nikolai
N
Blanik
Steffen
S
Leonhardt
D003935:Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013817:Thermography