Title :
Design of sensors for three dimensional optical and electrical measurements in myocardial tissue
Author :
Smith, W.M. ; Cressler, J.D. ; Walcott, G.P. ; Pollard, A.E. ; Ellis, C.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Alabama Univ., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
Cardiac mapping of activation and repolarization is currently limited by the lack of robust sensors for making electrical and optical measurements in three-dimensional myocardium. The paper describes potential designs for such sensors and discusses design, fabrication, application, and validation issues.
Keywords :
bio-optics; bioelectric phenomena; biomedical measurement; biomedical transducers; cardiology; electric sensing devices; electric variables measurement; muscle; optical sensors; optical variables measurement; cardiac mapping; cardiology; electrical sensors; fabrication; muscle; myocardial tissue; optical sensors; robust sensors; three dimensional electrical measurements; three dimensional optical measurements; validation; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Electric variables measurement; Myocardium; Needles; Optical design; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106436
