The first of two clinical feasibility studies has been initiated by INSERM at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris, France. The study aim is to validate Laser Doppler Vibrometry (LDV) for measurement of arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients. Watch the video.
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European doctors and scientists have developed a handheld scanner called the CARDIS that can detect the early signs of heart disease https://www.theengineer.co.uk/doctors-the-who-and-the-cardis/ Download print of article
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Matthieu Duperron (a) *, Lee Carroll (a), Marc Rensing (a), Sean Collins (a), Yan Zhao (a), Yanlu Li (b), Roel Baets (b), Peter O’Brien (b) a) University College Cork, Tyndall National Institute, Photonic Packaging Group, Dyke parade, Cork, Ireland, (b) Ghent University – IMEC, Photonics Research Group, iGent Tower – Department of Information Technology (INTEC) […]
FAO: HEALTH, SCIENCE, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EDITORS New handheld scanner to giveinstant heart disease diagnosis With worldwide cardiovascular deaths at an all-time high, European scientists have developed a new handheld scanner that can read your heart’s vital signs like a supermarket barcode reader can scan items at the checkout, allowing a GP to diagnose even preclinical […]
Researchers from the Medtronic Bakken Research Center in Maastricht, the Netherlands explain the use of vibrometry in CVD detection. Download paper
Soren Aasmul 1, Yanlu Li2,3, Matthieu Duperron4, Ralf Schuler5; Jinghao Zhu6 Lee Carroll4, Roel Baets2,3, Mirko De Melis 1 1-Medtronic Bakken Research Center, Maastricht, Netherlands; 2-Photonics Research Group, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University–Imec, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; 3-Center for Nano- and Biophotonics (NB-Photonics), Ghent University, 9050 Ghent, Belgium ; 4-Photonic Packaging Group, Tyndall National Institute, […]
After long time struggle, the first CARDIS Demonstrator Device was tested on a carotid artery phantom. all the technology worked surprisingly well after a little trimming. Video of test on carotid artery phantom