DocumentCode
2329487
Title
Microwave noncontact measurement of pulse wave velocity for healthcare applications
Author
Lu, Li ; Li, Changzhi ; Lie, Donald Y C
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
12-13 April 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
In this paper, a noncontact method of measuring the pulse wave velocity (PWV) is proposed based on the Doppler phase modulation effect. System level design and simulations are presented to demonstrate the detection mechanism. Preliminary experimental results are reported.
Keywords
Doppler measurement; blood pressure measurement; health care; Doppler phase modulation effect; blood pressure measurement; detection mechanism; healthcare applications; microwave noncontact measurement; pulse wave velocity; system level design; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Doppler radar; Humans; Medical services; Microwave measurements; Pulse measurements; Radar detection; Remote monitoring; Velocity measurement; Doppler radar; healthcare; microwave; noncontact; pulse wave velocity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), 2010 IEEE 11th Annual
Conference_Location
Melbourne, FL
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-6688-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WAMICON.2010.5461872
Filename
5461872
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