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Biomedical Signals

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In our daily life, sensors are corporate in several devices and applications for a better life. Such sensors as the tactile sensors are included in the touch screens and the computers’ touch pads. The input of these sensors is from the environment that converted into an electrical signal for further processing in the sensor system. The sensor’s main role is to measure a specific quantity and create a signal for interpretation. The human bodies continuously communicate health information that reflects the status of the body organs and the overall health information. Such information is typically captured by physical devices that measure different types of information, such as measuring the brain activity, blood glucose, blood pressure, heart rate, nerve conduction, and so forth. According to these measurements, physicians decide the diagnosis and treatment decisions. Engineers are realizing new acquiring devices to measure noninvasively the different types of signals for further analysis using mathematical algorithms and formulae. This chapter includes classifications of the biosignals based on several principles. In addition, the different biosensors are highlighted including the role of the biopotential amplifier stage within the sensor system. Finally, the biomedical signal acquisition and processing phases are also included.

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    Nilanjan Dey

  2. Department of Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

    Amira S. Ashour

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

    Waleed S. Mohamed

  4. Graduate School, Duy Tan University, Da Nang City, Vietnam

    Nhu Gia Nguyen

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Dey, N., Ashour, A.S., Mohamed, W.S., Nguyen, N.G. (2019). Biomedical Signals. In: Acoustic Sensors for Biomedical Applications. SpringerBriefs in Speech Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92225-6_2

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