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Optical non-invasive monitoring of skin blood pulsations

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Abstract

Time resolved detection and analysis of the skin backscattered optical signals (remission photoplethysmography or PPG) provide rich information on skin blood volume pulsations and can serve for reliable cardiovascular assessment. The single- and multi-channel PPG concepts are discussed in this work. Simultaneous data flow from several body locations allows one to study the heartbeat pulse wave propagation in real time and evaluate the vascular resistance. Portable single-, dual- and four-channel PPG monitoring devices with special software have been designed for real-time data acquisition and processing. The clinical studies confirmed their potential in the monitoring of heart arrhythmias, drug tests, steady-state cardiovascular assessment, body fitness control, and express diagnostics of the arterial occlusions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number59461R
Pages (from-to)1-11
Number of pages11
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5946
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
EventOptical Materials and Applications - Tartu, Estonia
Duration: 6 Jul 20049 Jul 2004

Keywords

  • Arterial occlusion diagnostics
  • Cardio-vascular assessment
  • Drug tests
  • Fitness control
  • Optical biosensing
  • Photoplethysmography

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