Title :
The Measurement of Body Composition by ioelectrical Impedance
Author :
Popa, Monica ; Sirbu, Dana ; Curseu, Daniela ; Ionutas, Alina
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Environ. Health, Iuliu Hatieganu Univ. of Medicine & Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca
Abstract :
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been proven an inexpensive, reliable, simple, safe, and noninvasive technique for clinical and non clinical purposes. The ability of BIA to accurately assess body composition is dependent upon a number of technical and biological assumptions. This paper provides an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the BIA method with specific reference to assessment body composition
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical measurement; electric impedance; bioelectrical impedance analysis; body composition assessment; body composition measurement; body fat; fat-free mass; Bioelectric phenomena; Bone diseases; Cardiac disease; Conducting materials; Electrical resistance measurement; Electrochemical machining; Electrodes; Frequency; Immune system; Impedance measurement; bioelectrical impedance; body composition; body fat; fat-free mass;
Conference_Titel :
Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics, 2006 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cluj-Napoca
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0360-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0361-8
DOI :
10.1109/AQTR.2006.254676
