Optimization of a generalized radial-aortic transfer function using parametric techniques

The central aortic blood pressure (cBP) waveform, which is different to that of peripheral locations, is a clinically important parameter for assessing cardiovascular function, however the gold standard for measuring cBP involves invasive catheter-based techniques. The difficulties associated with invasive measurements have given rise to the development of a variety of noninvasive methods. An increasingly applied method for the noninvasive derivation of cBP involves the application of transfer function (TF) techniques to a non-invasively measured radial blood pressure (BP) waveform.
Source: Computers in Biology and Medicine - Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Source Type: research