Contactless monitoring of respiratory rate (RR) and heart rate (HR) in non-acuity settings: a clinical validity study [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Objective Patient monitoring in general wards primarily involves intermittent observation of temperature, heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR) and blood pressure performed by the nursing staff. Several hours can lapse between such measurements, and the
Muralidhar Varma +11 more
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Inclusive Contactless Monitoring for Older Adults From Diverse Backgrounds: Mixed Methods Study [PDF]
JMIR mHealth and uHealthBackgroundAs Canada’s population ages, accessible tools for chronic health monitoring are increasingly needed. Traditional and contact-based devices pose barriers for underserved populations due to cost, maintenance, and usability.
Titilola Yakubu +9 more
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Challenges of Standard Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring and the Potential Benefits of Contactless Sensor Technologies: Exploratory Qualitative Study [PDF]
Journal of Medical Internet ResearchBackgroundEpilepsy is a common neurological condition in children, and accurate detection of seizures and their frequency is essential for diagnosis and treatment.
Natalie Öhl +9 more
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A novel approach for contactless heart rate monitoring from pet facial videos
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionMonitoring the heart rate (HR) of pets is challenging when contact with a conscious pet is inconvenient, difficult, injurious, distressing, or dangerous for veterinarians or pet owners.
Renjie Hu +4 more
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An Ultrasonic Contactless Sensor for Breathing Monitoring
Sensors, 2014 The monitoring of human breathing activity during a long period has multiple fundamental applications in medicine. In breathing sleep disorders such as apnea, the diagnosis is based on events during which the person stops breathing for several periods ...
Philippe Arlotto +3 more
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Clinical Evaluation of an AI-Based Prototype for Contactless Respiratory Monitoring in Children [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: Pediatric respiratory disorders frequently necessitate clinical evaluation, often during sleep. Traditional polysomnography (PSG), while the gold standard for sleep-related respiratory assessment, is resource-intensive and can cause ...
Ludwig Maximilian Seebauer +7 more
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A Radar-Based Contactless System for Joint Phonocardiogram Reconstruction and Cardiac State Segmentation Using a Self-Attention 1D U-Net [PDF]
SensorsContactless vital signs monitoring is becoming increasingly relevant in scenarios where conventional sensors are impractical or not recommended. In this manuscript, a radar-based contactless system for the joint reconstruction of phonocardiogram (PCG ...
Giulio Montanari +5 more
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Combining Video Magnification with Machine Learning-Based Source Identification for Contactless Heart Rate Monitoring [PDF]
SensorsConventional contact-based monitoring of heart rate (HR) presents challenges such as patient discomfort, skin irritation, and poor long-term adherence, motivating the development of contactless, video-based sensing systems.
Tiago de Avelar +2 more
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Validation Study of a Contactless Monitoring Device for Vital Signs During Sleep and Sleep Architecture in Adults With Sleep-Disordered Breathing [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2021 Background and Objective Few clinical studies have investigated the accuracy of non-contact monitoring devices for vital signs during sleep and sleep architecture in adults with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).
Young Jeong Lee +6 more
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Methods used to prevent loss of contactless track stability [PDF]
Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznej, 2020 The article is about the issue of maintaining a contactless track. Due to the forces occurring in the track, arising from both temperature changes and from rolling stock rolling on the track, it is necessary to monitor a displacement of rail tracks and ...
Dominik Pokropski
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