Title
Impact of the Sternotomy Wires and Aortic Valve Implant on the On-Body UWB Radio Channels
Abstract
In this paper, the impact of the sternotomy wires and aortic valve implant on the ultra wideband (UWB) channel characteristics is studied. The evaluations are performed by calculations, measurement data analysis, and power flow simulations. The aim is to show that implants, which consist of steel, titanium, and other highly conductive materials, do have clear effect on the signal propagation even inside the tissues. This impact should be taken into account when using in-body or on-body communications devices, such as capsule endoscopes, etc.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1109/ISMICT.2018.8573694
2018 12th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT)
Keywords
Field
DocType
aortic valve implant,radio channel,signal propagation,sternotomy closure wires,WBAN
Biomedical engineering,Titanium,Implant,Communication channel,Aortic valve,Electronic engineering,Ultra-wideband,Engineering,Conductive materials,Radio propagation,Capsule Endoscopes
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2326-828X
978-1-5386-3390-8
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
1
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mariella Särestöniemi196.03
Timo Kumpuniemi2136.63
Matti Hämäläinen316014.05
Jari Iinatti415033.33
Pomalaza-Raez, C.A.5154.11