Title :
Quantification of Motion Artifact in ECG Electrode Design
Author :
Kearney, K. ; Thomas, C. ; McAdams, E.
Author_Institution :
Sensor Technol. & Devices Ltd., Belfast
Abstract :
We have developed a more accurate and reproducible method of quantifying motion artifact in ECG (electrocardiogram) electrodes to assist in electrode assessment and design. It uses an algorithm developed by Sensor Technology & Devices Ltd. to reliably overcome the variation in results due to differing skin types and other causes of spurious readings such as reproducibility of movements used. The method combines a clear, concise experimental protocol with a software package and DSP algorithm to produce a transferable result for one pair of electrodes that can be used for comparison.
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; electrocardiography; medical computing; DSP algorithm; ECG electrode design; Sensor Technology & Devices Ltd; electrocardiogram electrodes; electrode assessment; motion artifact quantification; skin types; software package; Current measurement; Electric variables measurement; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Fluctuations; Impedance; Motion measurement; Patient monitoring; Reproducibility of results; Skin; Algorithms; Artifacts; Computer-Aided Design; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Motion; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352594
