Characterizing touch using pressure data and auto regressive models

Shlomi Laufer, Carla M. Pugh, Barry D. Van Veen

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Abstract

Palpation plays a critical role in medical physical exams. Despite the wide range of exams, there are several reproducible and subconscious sets of maneuvers that are common to examination by palpation. Previous studies by our group demonstrated the use of manikins and pressure sensors for measuring and quantifying how physicians palpate during different physical exams. In this study we develop mathematical models that describe some of these common maneuvers. Dynamic pressure data was measured using a simplified testbed and different autoregressive models were used to describe the motion of interest. The frequency, direction and type of motion used were identified from the models. We believe these models can a provide better understanding of how humans explore objects in general and more specifically give insights to understand medical physical exams.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014
Pages1839-1842
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781424479290
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Nov 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014 - Chicago, United States
Duration: 26 Aug 201430 Aug 2014

Publication series

Name2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014

Conference

Conference2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period26/08/1430/08/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Health Informatics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • General Medicine

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