title: A Capacitance-Based Sensor for Hemodialysis Cannulation Training: A Proof-of-Concept Study.
abstract: In this work, we present a novel capacitance-based sensor for teaching hemodialysis cannulation skills. Initial results from a pilot experiment suggest that data from the sensor could be used to indicate puncture events in tissue-like materials.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
authors.forename: Ravikiran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singapogu
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jagannathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
authors.forename: Naren
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagarajan
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
authors.forename: Guigen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cull
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D025802:Electric Capacitance; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D055617:Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems / Q000295:instrumentation; D009398:Nephrology / Q000193:education*; D066230:Patient-Specific Modeling; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011677:Punctures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014160:Transducers, Pressure