Title :
Electrical impedance spectral measurements of muscular tissue in different physiological condition
Author :
Clemente, Fabrizio ; Cesarelli, Mario ; Bifulco, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Ing. Biomed., Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) has been applied for tissue evaluation in different clinical fields. The aim of this study is to characterize the electrical properties of muscular tissues and its variation due to a prolonged contraction and successive relaxation. The layout of measurement has been studied. Preliminary results show significant differences in the characterization of impedance data in the different examined situations.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical measurement; electric impedance measurement; muscle; clinical fields; electrical impedance spectral measurements; electrical properties; muscular tissue; physiological condition; prolonged contraction; tissue evaluation; Biomedical measurements; Frequency measurement; Impedance; Impedance measurement; Instruments; Muscles; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical monitoring; Impedance measurement; Muscle;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications Proceedings (MeMeA), 2012 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0880-9
DOI :
10.1109/MeMeA.2012.6226624