Contactless monitoring of heart and respiratory rate in anesthetized pigs using infrared thermography.

ABSTRACT: Pig experiments have played an important role in medical breakthroughs during the last century. In fact, pigs are one of the major animal species used in translational research, surgical models and procedural training due to their anatomical and physiological similarities to humans. To ensure high bioethical standards in animal trials, new directives have been implemented, among others, to refine the procedures and minimize animals' stress and pain. This paper presents a contactless motion-based approach for monitoring cardiorespiratory signals (heart rate and respiratory rate) in anesthetized pigs using infrared thermography. Heart rate monitoring is estimated by measuring the vibrations (precordial motion) of the chest caused by the heartbeat. Respiratory rate, in turn, is computed by me

SUBMITTER: Barbosa Pereira C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834247 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature