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ballistocardiography
Procedure:
- graphical representation of chest movements resulting from ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heart beat
- non-invasive procedure, body surface measurements
Notes:
- older procedure
- infequently done
General
clinical procedure
References
- Wikipedia: Ballistocardiography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistocardiography
- Pinheiro E, Postolache O, Girao P
Theory and Developments in an Unobtrusive Cardiovascular System
Representation: Ballistocardiography.
Open Biomed Eng J. 2010; 4: 201-216.
PMID: 21673836
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3111731/