Title :
A Moving-Trace Design for Video Systems
Author :
Griffith, James M. ; Vita, Anthony J. ; Henry, Walter L.
Author_Institution :
Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation Branch, Division of Research Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20014.
Abstract :
During the past decade, closed-circuit television has become an important means of displaying images in medicine. Important concurrent physiological signals in analog form are not readily displayed simultaneously with images using standard television systems. This communication describes a moving-trace design which superimposes analog traces on video images. Investigators can thereby directly visualize and evaluate relationships between images and dynamic physiologic variables.
Keywords :
Biomedical imaging; Biomedical monitoring; Nuclear medicine; Oscillators; Random access memory; Read-write memory; Sampling methods; TV; Ultrasonic imaging; Visualization; Analog-Digital Conversion; Computers, Analog; Humans; Television;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1976.324608