Innovative Technologies and Signal Processing in Perinatal Medicine: Volume 1

✍ Scribed by Danilo Pani, Chiara Rabotti, Maria Gabriella Signorini, Laura Burattini

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 240
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Pregnancy is a critical time for the health of the mother and the fetus, with important potential risks for both. Tools for antenatal diagnosis and pregnancy monitoring can support prevention and management of potential risks and complications. In particular, the perinatal period, spanning from the third trimester of pregnancy up to one month after birth, is the most critical for the baby. For this reason, in the last decades, biomedical engineering supported and fostered the scientific research towards the identification of new models, parameters, algorithms, and tools that can improve the quality of fetal monitoring, predict the outcomes and allow physicians to intervene in an appropriate manner to ensure a healthy future for the baby. This book follows the First International Summer School on Technologies and Signal Processing in Perinatal Medicine and reflects some of its most important master lectures. It represents a valuable guide for students and young researchers approaching this topic for the first time, as well as experienced researchers and practitioners looking for a clear representation of the themes and techniques presented by recognized experts in the field.

• Presents current and innovative technologies for fetal and neonatal monitoring
• Emphasis on both technology/signal processing and clinical aspects
• Offers a clear didactic approach to the subject matter

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Ultrasound in Pregnancy – From Ultrasound Physics to Morphological and Functional Measurements of the Fetus (Massimo Mischi, Judith van Laar)....Pages 1-37
CRS4 Telemed: Open and Low-Cost Technologies for Real-Time Telesonography (Francesca Frexia, Vittorio Meloni, Mauro Del Rio, Gianluigi Zanetti)....Pages 39-54
Innovative Technologies for Intrauterine Monitoring of Predictive Markers of Vascular and Neurological Well-Being (Silvia Visentin, Chiara Palermo, Erich Cosmi)....Pages 55-72
Cardiotocography for Fetal Monitoring: Technical and Methodological Aspects (Giovanni Magenes, Maria G. Signorini)....Pages 73-97
Noninvasive Fetal Electrocardiography: Models, Technologies, and Algorithms (Reza Sameni)....Pages 99-146
Innovative Devices and Techniques for Multimodal Fetal Health Monitoring (M. J. Rooijakkers)....Pages 147-168
T-Wave Alternans Identification in Direct and Indirect Fetal Electrocardiography (Laura Burattini, Ilaria Marcantoni, Amnah Nasim, Luca Burattini, Micaela Morettini, Agnese Sbrollini)....Pages 169-185
Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms for Cardiorespiratory Monitoring in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Riccardo Barbieri)....Pages 187-208
Back to the Future: Prenatal Life and Perinatal Programming (Flaminia Bardanzellu, Vassilios Fanos)....Pages 209-225
Back Matter ....Pages 227-232

✦ Subjects

Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Signal, Image and Speech Processing; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology; Imaging / Radiology