Title :
On the use of a 16-bit multimedia sound board in a virtual instrument for hearing assessment
Author :
Glüzmann, Alex ; Kunov, Hans
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biomed. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Describes some aspects of the design of a medical instrument for hearing assessment, using a multimedia sound board. The instrument measures otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) by means of virtual instrumentation. It was implemented in LabVIEW, a graphically based language for virtual instrumentation. The link between a high quality, but relatively inexpensive sound board, and LabVIEW made possible a cost effective medical instrument for research and clinical practice
Keywords :
acoustic generators; acoustic variables measurement; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; medical computing; multimedia systems; visual languages; 16-bit multimedia sound board; LabVIEW; clinical practice; cost effective medical instrument; design; graphically based language; hearing assessment; medical instrument; otoacoustic emissions; research; virtual instrument; Acoustic emission; Acoustic noise; Acoustic testing; Acoustic transducers; Auditory system; Ear; Instruments; Intermodulation distortion; Medical diagnostic imaging; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579853
