Title :
Development of the portable blood flow measurement system for the elderly
Author :
Min-Chul Lee ; Mori, Takayoshi ; Konishi, Naoki
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. & Electron., Kyusyu Inst. of Technol., Iizuka, Japan
Abstract :
We developed a portable blood flow measurement system for the elderly to determine their health conditions. This system captures images and converts them into numbers using the laser speckle phenomenon. The measurement system includes a microcontroller, line sensor, laser unit, lens, and liquid crystal display unit. In addition, we experimented by measuring blood flow before and after exercise, to objectively determine the effect of exercise, and determine the patients´ health condition.
Keywords :
blood flow measurement; geriatrics; laser applications in medicine; lenses; liquid crystal displays; microcontrollers; sensors; elder patient; exercise; laser speckle phenomenon; laser unit; lens; line sensor; liquid crystal display unit; microcontroller; patient health condition; portable blood flow measurement system; Blood flow; Fluid flow measurement; Lenses; Measurement by laser beam; Senior citizens; Skin; Speckle; biometric information; laser speckle; medical information;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Busan
DOI :
10.1109/ICTC.2014.6983208
