Title :
Magnetic and Capacitive Monitoring of Heart and Lung Activity as an Example for Personal Healthcare
Author :
Leonhardt, Steffen ; Aleksandrowicz, Adrian ; Steffen, Matthias
Author_Institution :
Helmholtz Institute of Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany. medit@hia.rwth-aachen.de
Abstract :
This paper provides first experimental results on two methods for non-conductive monitoring of heart and lung activity that bear the potential for mobile application in a personal healthcare scenario. Specifically, the paper reports on the techniques and on some preliminary results for magnetic bioimpedance monitoring and capacitive ECG recording. Draw-backs and limitations of these methods as well as future work to improve these techniques are discussed.
Keywords :
Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical monitoring; Body sensor networks; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Heart; Lungs; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Devices and Biosensors, 2006. 3rd IEEE/EMBS International Summer School on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9787-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9787-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISSMDBS.2006.360096
