Title :
Radar mechanocardiography: A novel analysis of the mechanical behavior of the heart
Author :
Tavakolian, Kouhyar ; Zadeh, Faranak M. ; Chuo, Yindar ; Siu, Tiffany ; Vaseghi, Ali ; Kaminska, Bozena
Author_Institution :
Computational and Integrative Bio-Engineering Research laboratory (CIBER), The School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6
Abstract :
In this paper a novel system for detection of the mechanical movement of heart, mechanocardiography (MCG), with no connection to the subject´s body is presented. This signal is based on radar technology. The acquired signal is highly correlated to the acceleration-based ballistocardiograph signal (BCG) recorded directly from the sternum. It is shown that the heart and breathing rates can be reliably detected using this system.
Keywords :
Band pass filters; Data acquisition; Electrocardiography; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Heart; RF signals; Radar; Signal processing; Sternum; Ballistocardiography; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Heart Rate; Humans; Monitoring, Physiologic; Radar; Reproducibility of Results; Respiratory Mechanics; Sensitivity and Specificity;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650303
