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Fiber optic extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometry pressure sensors for in-vivo urodynamic analysisFormat | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
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Paper Abstract
We report a fiber-optic sensing system based on Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometry (EFPI), for pressure detection in medical applications. The system allows dual channel detection, with probes having typical sensitivity of 1.3 nm/kPa and accuracy of 0.6 cmH2O, diameter of 0.2 mm, and perfect biocompatibility. Pressure probes have been applied to urodynamic analysis, measuring both bladder and abdominal pressure. Measurements have been carried out in-vivo on seven patients having different bladder conditions. The fiber-optic probes have been compared with a PICO2000 urodynamic instrument, showing improved accuracy, a good reproduction of bladder-related events, and increased responsivity to local pressure variations.
Paper Details
Date Published: 2 June 2014
PDF: 4 pages
Proc. SPIE 9157, 23rd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 915741 (2 June 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2058292
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9157:
23rd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors
José M. López-Higuera; Julian D. C. Jones; Manuel López-Amo; José Luis Santos, Editor(s)
PDF: 4 pages
Proc. SPIE 9157, 23rd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 915741 (2 June 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2058292
Show Author Affiliations
Sven Poeggel, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
Daniele Tosi, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
Ferdinando Fusco, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Vincenzo Mirone, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Simone Sannino, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Daniele Tosi, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
Ferdinando Fusco, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Vincenzo Mirone, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Simone Sannino, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Laura Lupoli, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Juliet Ippolito, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Gabriel Leen, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
Elfed Lewis, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
Juliet Ippolito, Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Italy)
Gabriel Leen, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
Elfed Lewis, Univ. of Limerick (Ireland)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9157:
23rd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors
José M. López-Higuera; Julian D. C. Jones; Manuel López-Amo; José Luis Santos, Editor(s)
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