Photoplethysmography for Simultaneous Monitoring of Heart and Respiratory Rates Using Digital Filters.

  • NAKAJIMA Kazuki
    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yamaguchi University
  • TAMURA Toshiyo
    Institute for Medical & Dental Engineering, Tokyo Medical & Dental University
  • MIIKE Hidetoshi
    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yamaguchi University

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  • ディジタルフィルタを用いた光電脈波法による心拍数・呼吸数同時モニタ

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A monitor for simultaneous recording of heart and respiratory rates has been developed using digital filters and photoplethysmography (PPG) with plastic optical fiber. PPG signal includes both heart and respiratory synchronous components. Digital filtering technique was employed to differentiate between those. With increasing heart and respiratory rates, the cut-off frequency of filter was changed empirically. Finite impulse response digital filters were designed using the Remez exchange algorithm. One filter for the heart-related signal was 40th order of Chebyshev type and the other filters for the respiration-related signal were 60th order of Chebyshev type. A suitable cut-off frequency of filter was selected empirically. The heart-related signal was detected by using a impulse response, while the respiration-related signal was detected by three impulse responses. One out of three impulse response was selected for the respiration-related signal. Heart and respiratory rate were increased with whole body heart stress i. e. bathing. The heart rates from 65 to 87 beats/min and the respiratory rates from 13 to 27 breath/min agreed with those obtained with ECG and thermistor. The digital filtering technique may provide on-line monitor for heart and respiratory rates.

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  • CRID
    1390282679531793408
  • NII Article ID
    130004326879
  • DOI
    10.11239/jsmbe1963.31.360
  • ISSN
    21855498
    00213292
  • Text Lang
    ja
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    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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