Abstract
The use of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) for assessing body composition is widespread both in healthy subjects and patients. However, until now its use has been limited to laboratory environments or at the patients' bedside. A portable system measuring body impedance in a wide range of frequencies (10Hz-1MHz) would allow to assess the body water content in a much larger number of applications, including for instance monitoring the hydration state in endurance athletes during sport performances or in elderly subjects during daily activities. Aim of this work is to demonstrate the feasibility of long-term (several hours) bioimpedance monitoring by means of a portable multifrequency device. This is done by analyzing the influence of different electrode set-up; by performing preliminary recordings to evaluate measures stability over long periods and after postural changes; and finally by developing a prototype of DSP-based portable system for BIA, that minimize the number of components and the power consumption.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Informatics and Medical Engineering, PRIME 2012 |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Pages | 229-232 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | 2012 International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Informatics and Medical Engineering, PRIME 2012 - Salem, Tamilnadu, India Duration: Mar 21 2012 → Mar 23 2012 |
Other
| Other | 2012 International Conference on Pattern Recognition, Informatics and Medical Engineering, PRIME 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | India |
| City | Salem, Tamilnadu |
| Period | 3/21/12 → 3/23/12 |
Keywords
- Analog interface
- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
- Body impedance
- DSP
- Electrodes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Biomedical Engineering