Development of a continuous cardiac output sensor

• Main Author: Ho, Eddy Yoong Ching.
• Other Authors: Tjin, Swee Chuan
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Control and instrumentation::Medical electronics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/4385
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A continuous cardiac output monitoring system was developed in the laboratory to allow in vivo cardiac output measurements. It comprises a blood velocity sensing module and a blood vessel cross-sectional area measurement module. The velocity sensing probe consists of two optical fibres sleeved in a...