Remote monitoring of cardiac activity using a flexible loop antenna. Issue 4 (26th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bouazizi, Amal; Zaibi, Ghada; Basir, Abdul; Samet, Mounir; Kachouri, Abdennaceur
• Is Part Of: International journal of RF and microwave computer-aided engineering. Volume 29:Issue 4(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2018-10-26
• Subjects: cardiac activity -- loop antenna -- MICS; Microwave devices -- Computer-aided design -- Periodicals; Computer-aided engineering -- Periodicals; 621.3813
• DOI: 10.1002/mmce.21585
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1096-4290

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper, a meandered loop antenna, useful for medical cardiac monitoring application, more specifically, for heart beating close scrutiny is designed and experimentally tested. The proposed antenna is operating at the MICS band displays a high flexibility which allowing it to be curved easily around the heart's wall. In both, Simulation and measured results the antenna shows a sensitive nature any change introduced in heart's model size and would certainly bring about a noticeable shift in the antenna's resonant frequency. Linking the frequency variations taking place in concord with the heart movement turns out to stand as an effective key that provides extremely valuable information about the heart's activities. A correspondence between the obtained frequency variation linking with the change in size of the heart. In addition to the frequency response evaluation, the antenna characteristically displays an omni‐directional radiation pattern, which necessarily fits it for in‐body operation.