System, method and apparatus for measuring blood flow and blood volume
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1. A system for measuring blood flow in an organ of a subject, the system comprising:
- a radiofrequency generator configured to generate output radiofrequency signals;
a plurality of electrodes, designed to be connectable to the skin of the subject, said electrodes being for transmitting said output radiofrequency signals to the organ and for sensing input radiofrequency signals of the organ; and
a signal processing unit configured to determine a phase shift of said input radiofrequency signals relative to said output radiofrequency signals, and to calculate the blood flow in the organ using a linear relationship between said phase shift and the blood flow.
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Abstract
A method of calculating blood flow in an organ of a subject using output radiofrequency signals transmitted to the organ and input radiofrequency signals received from the organ, the method comprises determining a phase shift of the input radiofrequency signals relative to the output radiofrequency signals and using the phase shift to calculate the blood flow in the organ.
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1. A system for measuring blood flow in an organ of a subject, the system comprising:
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a radiofrequency generator configured to generate output radiofrequency signals; a plurality of electrodes, designed to be connectable to the skin of the subject, said electrodes being for transmitting said output radiofrequency signals to the organ and for sensing input radiofrequency signals of the organ; and a signal processing unit configured to determine a phase shift of said input radiofrequency signals relative to said output radiofrequency signals, and to calculate the blood flow in the organ using a linear relationship between said phase shift and the blood flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of measuring blood flow in an organ of a subject, the method comprising:
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generating output radiofrequency signals; transmitting said output radiofrequency signals to the organ and sensing input radiofrequency signals of the organ; and determining, by using a processor, a phase shift of said input radiofrequency signals relative to said output radiofrequency signals and using a linear relationship between said phase shift and the blood flow to calculate the blood flow in the organ. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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