Harvesting the thermal cardiac pulse signal

Nanfei Sun, Ioannis Pavlidis, Marc Garbey, Jin Fei

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Abstract

In the present paper, we propose a new pulse measurement methodology based on thermal imaging (contact-free). The method capitalizes both on the thermal undulation produced by the traveling pulse as well as the periodic expansion of the compliant vessel wall. The paper reports experiments on 34 subjects, where it compares the performance of the new pulse measurement method to the one we reported previously. The measurements were ground-truthed through a piezo-electric sensor. Statistical analysis reveals that the new imaging methodology is more accurate and robust than the previous one. Its performance becomes nearly perfect, when the vessel is not obstructed by a thick fat deposit.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2006 - 9th International Conference, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages569-576
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)354044727X, 9783540447276
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event9th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2006 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: Oct 1 2006Oct 6 2006

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume4191 LNCS - II
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other9th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2006
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period10/1/0610/6/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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