Cardiovascular Oscillations of the Carotid Artery Assessed by Magnetoelastic Skin Curvature Sensor

The present study concerns the nondisturbing assessment of cardiovascular oscillations of the carotid artery using a novel skin curvature sensor on the neck. The mechanical oscillations of the skin reflect changes of the artery radius and thus relevant physiological data such as cardiac and respirat...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering 2008-01, Vol.55 (1), p.369-372
Main Authors: Kaniusas, Eugenijus, Pfutzner, Helmut, Mehnen, Lars, Kosel, JÜrgen, Varoneckas, Giedrius, Alonderis, Audrius, Zakarevicius, Linas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological Clocks - physiology
Biomedical monitoring
Blood pressure
Blood Pressure - physiology
Blood Pressure Determination - instrumentation
Blood Pressure Determination - methods
Cardiology
Cardiovascular system
Carotid arteries
Carotid Arteries - physiology
carotid artery
Female
Humans
Magnetic sensors
Magnetics - instrumentation
Male
Mechanical sensors
Neck
Oscillometry - instrumentation
Oscillometry - methods
Patient monitoring
physiological sensors
Pulsatile Flow - physiology
Skin
skin curvature sensor
Skin Physiological Phenomena
Sleep
Transducers
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Summary:The present study concerns the nondisturbing assessment of cardiovascular oscillations of the carotid artery using a novel skin curvature sensor on the neck. The mechanical oscillations of the skin reflect changes of the artery radius and thus relevant physiological data such as cardiac and respiratory activities, their mutual dependencies, and even changes of blood pressure. The skin curvature sensor is easy to handle and it minimally disturbs the patient, which is relevant for many medical areas such as sleep monitoring.
ISSN:0018-9294
1558-2531
DOI:10.1109/TBME.2007.899355