Contactless Blood Pressure Estimation System Using a Computer Vision System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Ethics and Participants
2.2. Experimental Setup
2.3. System Overview
3. Experimental Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Al-Naji, A.; Fakhri, A.B.; Mahmood, M.F.; Chahl, J. Contactless Blood Pressure Estimation System Using a Computer Vision System. Inventions 2022, 7, 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions7030084
Al-Naji A, Fakhri AB, Mahmood MF, Chahl J. Contactless Blood Pressure Estimation System Using a Computer Vision System. Inventions. 2022; 7(3):84. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions7030084
Chicago/Turabian StyleAl-Naji, Ali, Ahmed Bashar Fakhri, Mustafa F. Mahmood, and Javaan Chahl. 2022. "Contactless Blood Pressure Estimation System Using a Computer Vision System" Inventions 7, no. 3: 84. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions7030084