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| Serial Number: | P1161133729
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| Title: | PROPOSED UWB REAL-TIME POSITION TRACKING SYSTEM FOR CARDIOLOGICAL IVUS CATHETER
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| Authors: | DIMITRIOS FOTIADIS, ALEXANDROS ASTARAS, PANAGIOTIS BAMIDIS, KOSTANTINOS PAPATHANASIOU
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| Abstract: | Precise determination of the position of a medical device inside the human body, specifically the tip of an Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) catheter, is a process currently relying primarily on angiography techniques. The injection of a radio-opaque contrast agent into the bloodstream and subsequent use of contrast-enhanced X-ray imaging is still the most common technique used by medical staff to track the exact position of the IVUS catheter inside the human body. This position tracking methodology has numerous shortcomings and imposes unnecessary risks on the patient, as compared to a new technology and associated methodology proposed in this paper. In the first part, a position tracking technology survey is presented, followed by the details of the proposed Ultra Wideband (UWB) methodology, a discussion of its advantages and disadvantages, as well as the definition of a development roadmap.
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| Keywords: | IVUS, UWB, SoC integration, Position Tracking, Precision Ranging
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| Journal/Conference: | ICGST Conference on Computer Science and Engineering, CSE-11
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| Submission Date: | 8/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
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| Review Date: | 9/18/2011 12:00:00 AM
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| Publishing Date: | 12/19/2011 12:00:00 AM
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| Article Downloads: | 562
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