Title :
Signal processing methodologies of intracranial pressure measurements for the compliance characterization
Author :
Baglio, Salvatore Baglio
Author_Institution :
Dipt. Elettrico Elettronico a Sistemistico, Catania Univ., Italy
Abstract :
IntraCranial Pressure (ICP) is a parameter of fundamental importance in case of head injuries. In fact, information on the intracranial compliance can be derived that are important in the assessment of the health status of the patient. In this paper novel ICP signal processing methodologies are presented for the characterization of the intracranial compliance. A large set of experimental data has been processed for patients in various clinical conditions. The results obtained show the suitability of the proposed approach.
Keywords :
biomechanics; brain; elasticity; medical signal processing; pressure measurement; cerebrospinal fluid; clinical conditions; compliance characterization; cranial vault; fundamentally important parameter; intracranial pressure measurements; neurological disease; pathologic states; patient health status assessment; signal processing methodologies; Blood; Brain injuries; Cranial pressure; Diseases; Iterative closest point algorithm; Lesions; Pathology; Patient monitoring; Pressure measurement; Signal processing;
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.2002.1134414
