Ultra Wideband Wireless Body Area Network for Medical Applications

Abstract

The utilization of wireless technology in traditional medical services provides patients with enhanced mobility. This has a positive effect in the recovery speed of a person after major surgical procedures or prolonged illness. Ultra wideband (UWB) radio signals have inherent characteristics that make them highly suitable for less invasive medical applications. This paper surveys our recent research on UWB technology for medical sensing, imaging, and localization. The interconnection of multiple wireless sensors that constitute a medical body area network (WBAN) is also described. Research perspectives in the aforementioned topics are suggested too.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA586530

Entities

People

  • E. Fosse
  • I. Balasingham
  • J. Bergsland
  • R. Chavez-santiago
  • T. A. Ramstad

Organizations

  • University of Oslo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Area Networks
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Rate
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Energy Consumption
  • Frequency Bands
  • Health Services
  • Human Body
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • Transmitters
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design