| title: | Development of Multiple-inductor Foucault Cardiography for Discrimination and Tracking of the Components of Human Heart Motion |
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| reg no: | ETF5530 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
1.1-1.5. Exact Sciences 2.13. Biomedical Engineering 3. Medical Sciences |
| status: | completed |
| institution: | TU Faculty of Physics and Chemistry |
| head of project: | Jüri Vedru |
| duration: | 01.01.2003 - 31.12.2005 |
| description: | Medicine still requires a non-invasive automated method for continuous monitoring of the mechanical characteristics of the heart (output, contractility, compliance, viscosity). The further objective of the research: Development of an automatic clinical method for the monitoring of the named characteristics with the use of Foucault cardiography (FCG). Reaching of it is prevented by the unability of the previous FCG to discriminate between the components of heart motion of different physiological origination and difficulties of positioning of the single inductor. The present Project should fulfil the following tasks: * To develop the instrumentation of a new, multiple-inductor version of FCG enabling to record simultaneous signals from several positions and thus to discriminate between the components (contractile, reactive, breathing-originated) of heart motion. To study it experimentally and in clinic. * To improve the simulation model of heart motion and FCG signal genesis (developed before) in accordance with the new instrumentation and to investigate the abilities of the latter via computer simulation. * To develop method and software for quick positioning of the multiple-inductor FCG transducer on the basis of currently recorded signals. * To develop method and software for discrimination between the components of heart motion and for monitoring of the contractile component, on the basis of multiple-inductor FCG signals. The Project is a necessary preliminary work before clinical realisation of the FCG.. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Vladimir Järv | Clinics of the Univ. Tartu | Radiologist | |
| 2. | Anatoli Landõr | Univ. Tartu | Assoc. Prof. | |
| 3. | Sergei Maltšenko | TÜ FKEF | Doctoral Stud. | |
| 4. | Jüri Samarütel | Univ. Tartu | Assoc. Prof. | |
| 5. | Konstantin Skaburskas | Univ. Tartu | Doctoral Stud. | |
| 6. | Jaanus Trolla | Univ. Tartu | Doctoral Stud. | |
| 7. | Jüri Vedru | TU Faculty of Physics and Chemistry | Associate Professor | |