Accession Number:

ADA409714

Title:

A Sensitive Magnetocardiograph for Fetal Surveillance

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

TWENTE UNIV ENSCHEDE (NETHERLANDS) FACULTY OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Personal Author(s):

• Uzunbajakau, S. A.
• Golbach, E. G.
• Stinstra, J. G.
• Peters, M. J.

Report Date:

2001-10-25

Pagination or Media Count:

4.0

Abstract:

To use fetal magnetocardiography for diagnostic purposes, it is important to know the requirements for the instrument. One of the questions to be answered is how sensitive the fetal magnetocardiograph must be. In this paper the requirements will be discussed and a highly sensitive magnetocardiograph, that is optimized for fetal magnetocardiography in a magnetically shielded room, will be presented.

Descriptors:

• *MAGNETOMETERS
• *CARDIOGRAPHY
• MAGNETIC FIELDS
• SENSITIVITY
• DIAGNOSIS(MEDICINE)
• HEART
• FETUS
• ARRHYTHMIA

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research
• Biomedical Instrumentation and Bioengineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE