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The advantages of wearable green reflected photoplethysmography

Maeda, Yuka, Sekine, Masaki, Tamura, Toshiyo·2011·Journal of Medical Systems

Abstract

This report evaluates the efficacy of reflected-type green light photoplethysmography (green light PPG). Transmitted infrared light was used for PPG and the arterial pulse was monitored transcutaneously. The reflected PPG signal contains AC components based on the heartbeat-related signal from the arterial blood flow and DC components, which include reflectance and scattering from tissue. Generally, changes in AC components are monitored, but the DC components play an important role during heat stress. In this study, we compared the signal of green light PPG to infrared PPG and ECG during heat stress. The wavelengths of the green and infrared light were 525 nm and 880 nm, respectively. Experiments were performed on young healthy subjects in cold (10°C), hot (45°C), and normal environments. The pulse rates were compared among three measurement devices and the AC and DC components of the PPG signal were evaluated during heat stress. The pulse rates obtained from green light PPG were strongly correlated with the R-R interval of an electrocardiogram in all environments, but those obtained from infrared light PPG displayed a weaker correlation with cold exposure. The AC components were of similar signal output for both wavelengths during heat stress. Also, the DC components for green light PPG were similar during heat stress, but showed less signal output for infrared light PPG during hot exposure. The main reason for the reduced DC components was speculated to be the increased blood flow at the vascular bed. Therefore, reflected green light PPG can be useful for pulse rate monitoring because it is less influenced by the tissue and vein region.

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Authors
Maeda, Y., Sekine, M., & Tamura, T.
Affiliations
Chiba University (JP)
Corresponding author
Maeda, Yuka
Venue
Journal of Medical Systems
Published
2010-05-18
Volume
35
Issue
5
Pages
829-834
ISSN
  • 0148-5598 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-689X
OpenAlex
W2040137929
Cited by
209
References
6
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FWCI
1.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Medical Systems (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
Keywords
heat stress, pulse rate monitoring, wearable sensors, cold exposure, vascular blood flow
MeSH terms
Adult, Blood Pressure Determination, Color, Humans, Infrared Rays, Monitoring, Physiologic, Skin Temperature, Photoplethysmography, Young Adult, Wavelet Analysis

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