• DocumentCode
    744691
  • Title

    Frequency dependence of impedances at the acupuncture point Quze (PC3)

  • Author

    Johng, H.M. ; Cho, J.H. ; Shin, H.S. ; Sah, K.S. ; Koo, T.H. ; Choi, S.Y. ; Koo, H.S. ; Park, M.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    33
  • Lastpage
    36
  • Abstract
    Investigates an equivalence circuit model for characterizing a person´s electrical properties. It is not straightforward to compare skin-impedance data of various research groups because the impedance depends very sensitively on measurement conditions such as the shape, size, material, and contact pressure of the electrodes, the skin humidity due to sweat, the applied current, the shape of the wave, and even the psychological condition of the subject. With these subtleties in mind, we show the impedance data taken by various groups and our data (shown with curves). Data of other groups are scattered around our curve.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; electric impedance measurement; equivalent circuits; patient treatment; physiological models; skin; PC3; acupuncture point Quze; applied current; equivalence circuit model; impedance data; pericardium; person´s electrical properties characterization; skin humidity; subject psychological condition; sweat; traditional Chinese medicine; wave shape; Circuits; Contacts; Current measurement; Electrodes; Frequency dependence; Humidity measurement; Impedance measurement; Pressure measurement; Shape measurement; Size measurement; Acupuncture; Acupuncture Points; Adult; Computer Simulation; Electric Capacitance; Electric Impedance; Electrophysiology; Galvanic Skin Response; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Biological; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Skin Physiology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0739-5175
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMB.2002.1000183
  • Filename
    1000183