Title :
A novel vectorcardiogram system
Author :
Arrobo, Gabriel E. ; Perumalla, Calvin A. ; Yang Liu ; Ketterl, Thomas P. ; Gitlin, Richard D. ; Fabri, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the proof-of-concept investigation for a miniaturized vectorcardiogram [VCG] system for ambulatory on-body applications that continuously monitors the electrical activity of the heart in three dimensions. We investigate the minimum distance between a pair of leads in the X, Y and Z axes such that the signals are distinguishable from the noise. The target dimensions for our VCG are 3×3×2 cm and, based on our preliminary results, it is possible to achieve these dimensions. The next step in our research is to build the miniaturized VCG system that includes processing, learning and communication capabilities.
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biomedical telemetry; body sensor networks; cardiology; data acquisition; patient monitoring; portable instruments; vectors; VCG communication capability; VCG learning capability; VCG processing capability; VCG system miniaturization; ambulatory on-body application; continuous heart electrical activity monitoring; distinguishable signal; minimum X axis distance; minimum Y axis distance; minimum Z axis distance; minimum lead pair distance; noise; proof-of-concept investigation; size 2 cm; size 3 cm; target VCG dimension; three dimensional heart electrical activity monitoring; vectorcardiogram system miniaturization; Biomedical monitoring; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Heart; Monitoring; Rhythm; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom), 2014 IEEE 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Natal
DOI :
10.1109/HealthCom.2014.7001848
