Metrological properties evaluation of a chest wall simulator during simulated quiet breathing
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Massaroni, Carlo; De Leo, Francesca; Schena, Emiliano; Saccomandi, Paola; Silvestri, Sergio
- Source
- 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA) Proceedings Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on. :600-605 May, 2015
- Subject
- Engineering Profession
Accuracy
Motion control
Sensors
Standards
Kinematics
Biomedical measurement
Motion measurement
Chest Wall Kinematic
Chest Wall Simulator
Metrological assessment
Motion Analysis
Opto-electronic Plethysmography
Quiet Breathing
respiratory volumes
- Language
Opto-electronic Plethysmography (OEP) is a motion analysis system used to measure chest wall kinematics and to indirectly evaluate respiratory volumes during breathing. Its working principle is based on the time-per-time computation of marker displacements placed on the thorax.