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A noninvasive and cuffless method for the measurements of blood pressure.

Chan Ka Wing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Objectives --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Definitions --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Definition of blood pressure --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Definition of hypertension --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Problems related to hypertension --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- The importance of measuring blood pressure --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Self-measurement of blood pressure --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Ambulatory blood pressure measurement --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Review of blood pressure measurement techniques --- p.7 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- The invasive method --- p.7 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Noninvasive methods --- p.8 / Chapter 1.6 --- Review of currently available blood pressure meters --- p.15 / Chapter 1.7 --- Prevalence of hypertension --- p.19 / Chapter 1.7.1 --- Hong Kong --- p.19 / Chapter 1.7.2 --- Worldwide --- p.20 / Chapter 1.8 --- The market for blood pressure meters --- p.21 / Chapter 1.9 --- Organization of the thesis --- p.22 / References --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Measurement of the ECG-PPG interval --- p.30 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.30 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Pulse transit time (PTT) --- p.30 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Electrocardiogram (ECG) --- p.36 / Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- Measurement of the ECG signal --- p.37 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Photoplethysmography (PPG) --- p.38 / Chapter 2.1.3.1 --- Measurement of the PPG signal --- p.41 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Measurement of blood pressure by ECG-PPG interval --- p.43 / Chapter 2.2 --- Source of errors for measurement of the ECG-PPG interval --- p.44 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Effects of variability of ECG-PPG intervals --- p.44 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Effects of bending the arm --- p.49 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Effects of an external force --- p.54 / Chapter 2.3 --- Conclusion --- p.60 / References --- p.62 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Cuffless and Noninvasive Measurement of Blood Pressure --- p.68 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.68 / Chapter 3.2 --- Effects of subject-dependent calibration --- p.74 / Chapter 3.3 --- Effects of different time intervals --- p.81 / Chapter 3.4 --- The impact of using different Q-P intervals --- p.96 / Chapter 3.5 --- Real-time measurement of blood pressure --- p.104 / Chapter 3.6 --- Conclusion --- p.108 / References --- p.110 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Motion Artifact Reduction from PPG Recordings in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement --- p.114 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.114 / Chapter 4.2 --- Previous works --- p.115 / Chapter 4.3 --- Theory --- p.116 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- The adaptive filter --- p.117 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Variation of step-size parameters --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Effects of filter length --- p.120 / Chapter 4.4 --- Experiment --- p.121 / Chapter 4.5 --- Results --- p.123 / Chapter 4.6 --- Discussion --- p.131 / Chapter 4.7 --- Conclusion --- p.133 / References --- p.135 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Measurement of Blood Pressure using the PPG signal --- p.138 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.138 / Chapter 5.2 --- Theory --- p.138 / Chapter 5.3 --- Experiment --- p.142 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Multiple linear regression (MLR) --- p.142 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Artificial neural networks (ANNs) --- p.146 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Results --- p.149 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Discussion --- p.152 / Chapter 5.4 --- The implementation of the Q-P interval --- p.153 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Results --- p.154 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Discussion --- p.156 / Chapter 5.5 --- Conclusion --- p.157 / References --- p.158 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion and Future Studies --- p.160 / Chapter 6.1 --- Major contributions --- p.160 / Chapter 6.2 --- Future studies --- p.162 / References --- p.165 / Appendix I --- p.166

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323842
Date January 2002
ContributorsChan, Ka Wing., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Electronic Engineering.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 166 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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