Application of HTS technology to cardiac dysrhythmia detection

Author

Sobel, Annette L. ; Avrin, William F.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

3-6 Nov 1994

Firstpage

47

Abstract

Discusses the conceptual design considerations and challenges for development of a contactless, mobile, single channel biomagnetic sensor system based on high-temperature superconductor (HTS) superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) and employing the three-SQUID gradiometer concept. Operating in magnetically unshielded environments, as are encountered in many medical scenarios, this instrument class would monitor cardiac electrical activity with minimal patient preparation and intrusiveness, and would notionally be coupled with a clinically adaptive human-system interface

Keywords

SQUID magnetometers; biomedical equipment; high-temperature superconductors; magnetocardiography; 3-SQUID gradiometer concept; cardiac electrical activity monitoring; clinically adaptive human-system interface; contactless mobile single channel biomagnetic sensor system; high-temperature superconductor SQUID instrument; magnetically unshielded environments; medical instrumentation; minimal intrusiveness; minimal patient preparation; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Contacts; High temperature superconductors; Instruments; Interference; Patient monitoring; SQUIDs; Superconducting devices; Superconducting magnets;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2050-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1994.412111

Filename

412111