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Toward Generating More Diagnostic Features from Photoplethysmogram Waveforms Elgendi, Mohamed; Liang, Yongbo; Ward, Rabab Kreidieh

Abstract

Photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals collected using a pulse oximeter are increasingly being used for screening and diagnosis purposes. Because of the non-invasive, cost-effective, and easy-to-use nature of the pulse oximeter, clinicians and biomedical engineers are investigating how PPG signals can help in the management of many medical conditions, especially for global health application. The study of PPG signal analysis is relatively new compared to research in electrocardiogram signals, for instance; however, we anticipate that in the near future blood pressure, cardiac output, and other clinical parameters will be measured from wearable devices that collect PPG signals, based on the signal’s vast potential. This article attempts to organize and standardize the names of PPG waveforms to ensure consistent terminologies, thereby helping the rapid developments in this research area, decreasing the disconnect within and among different disciplines, and increasing the number of features generated from PPG waveforms.

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Title
Toward Generating More Diagnostic Features from Photoplethysmogram Waveforms
Creator
Elgendi, Mohamed; Liang, Yongbo; Ward, Rabab Kreidieh
Contributor
Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Date Issued
2018-03-11
Description
Photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals collected using a pulse oximeter are increasingly being used for screening and diagnosis purposes. Because of the non-invasive, cost-effective, and easy-to-use nature of the pulse oximeter, clinicians and biomedical engineers are investigating how PPG signals can help in the management of many medical conditions, especially for global health application. The study of PPG signal analysis is relatively new compared to research in electrocardiogram signals, for instance; however, we anticipate that in the near future blood pressure, cardiac output, and other clinical parameters will be measured from wearable devices that collect PPG signals, based on the signal’s vast potential. This article attempts to organize and standardize the names of PPG waveforms to ensure consistent terminologies, thereby helping the rapid developments in this research area, decreasing the disconnect within and among different disciplines, and increasing the number of features generated from PPG waveforms.
Subject
Photoplethysmography; Pulse oximeter; Clinical parameters; Blood pressure estimation; Global health; Digital health; Mobile health
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2019-06-27
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
CC BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0379664
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/70847
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of
Citation
Diseases 6 (1): 20 (2018)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/diseases6010020
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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