Remote auscultatory patient monitoring during magnetic resonance imaging
| Autor: | L. Wiklund, B. Hök, G. Sjödin, Steen Winther Henneberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
Adolescent
Remote patient monitoring Sound transmission class Infrared Rays Acoustics Conscious Sedation Health Informatics Anesthesia General Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Signal Nuclear magnetic resonance medicine Humans Telemetry Respiratory sounds Child Monitoring Physiologic Respiratory Sounds medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Engineering Infant Auscultation Equipment Design Magnetic Resonance Imaging Precordium Noise Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Heart Sounds Heart sounds Child Preschool business Heart Auscultation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical monitoring. 8(1) |
| ISSN: | 0748-1977 |
| Popis: | A system for patient monitoring during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is described. The system is based on remote auscultation of heart sounds and respiratory sounds using specially developed pickup heads that are positioned on the precordium or at the nostrils and connected to microphones via polymer tubing. The microphones operate in a differential mode outside the strong magnetic field to reduce various sources of interference from the MRI equipment. After amplification, the signal is transmitted as infrared light to a small, battery-operated receiver and a headphone set. Thus, the patient can be simultaneously auscultated both inside and outside the shielded MRI room by infrared transmission through a metal mesh window. Bench tests of the system show that common mode acoustic noise is suppressed by approximately 30 dB in the frequency region of interest (100–1,000 Hz), and that polymer tubing having a diameter of approximately 2 mm can be used for efficient sound transmission. Recordings in situ show satisfactory detection of both heart sounds and respiratory sounds, although the signal is somewhat masked by noise during imaging. A clinical test incorporating 17 sedated or anesthetized patients was also performed. In all but four cases, the quality of the breath and heart sounds was regarded as acceptable or better. |
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