Applied research on biomedical applications of UWB radar is targeted to the identification of the possible new devices made possible by the technology, to the design and development of those devices, and to the clinical testing of the systems obtained. Applications can be divided into two main sectors according to the frequency range used. For the conventional UWB radar microwave region: cardiac biomechanics assessment; chest movements assessment OSA (obstructive sleep apnoea) monitors; soft-tissue biomechanics research; heart imaging ("Holter type" echocardiography); chest imaging. Together with systems for: cardiac monitoring; respiratory monitoring; SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) monitor; vocal tract studying. If an IR laser diode is used as the antenna, a more common radar is obtained (actually a hybrid between a narrow band and a wide band radar) which emits a short packet of electromagnetic waves whose echoes are sampled using conventional UWB receiver equipped with a PIN photodiode. Possibilities include: non-invasive biochemical study of soft tissues, non-invasive study of metabolic processes, and IR spectral imaging.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    UWB radars in medicine


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


    Size :

    706703 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Letters - UWB radars in medicine

    Online Contents | 2002


    Articles - UWB Radars in Medicine

    Staderini, E.R. | Online Contents | 2002


    Military Radars

    Maini, Anil K. | Wiley | 2018


    Airborne Radars

    Cleetus, George M. | Online Contents | 1998


    Tank radars

    Ekholm, Erik | Online Contents | 1995