Quantitative evaluation of photoplethysmographic artifact reduction for pulse oximetry

Matthew J. Hayes; Peter Richard Smith

doi:10.1117/12.336924

15 January 1999 Quantitative evaluation of photoplethysmographic artifact reduction for pulse oximetry

Matthew J. Hayes, Peter Richard Smith

Proceedings Volume 3570, Biomedical Sensors, Fibers, and Optical Delivery Systems; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.336924
Event: BiOS Europe '98, 1998, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

Motion artefact corruption of pulse oximeter output, causing both measurement inaccuracies and false alarm conditions, is a primary restriction in the current clinical practice and future applications of this useful technique. Artefact reduction in photoplethysmography (PPG), and therefore by application in pulse oximetry, is demonstrated using a novel non-linear methodology recently proposed by the authors. The significance of these processed PPG signals for pulse oximetry measurement is discussed, with particular attention to the normalization inherent in the artefact reduction process. Quantitative experimental investigation of the performance of PPG artefact reduction is then utilized to evaluate this technology for application to pulse oximetry. While the successfully demonstrated reduction of severe artefacts may widen the applicability of all PPG technologies and decrease the occurrence of pulse oximeter false alarms, the observed reduction of slight artefacts suggests that many such effects may go unnoticed in clinical practice. The signal processing and output averaging used in most commercial oximeters can incorporate these artefact errors into the output, while masking the true PPG signal corruption. It is therefore suggested that PPG artefact reduction should be incorporated into conventional pulse oximetry measurement, even in the absence of end-user artefact problems.

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Matthew J. Hayes and Peter Richard Smith "Quantitative evaluation of photoplethysmographic artifact reduction for pulse oximetry", Proc. SPIE 3570, Biomedical Sensors, Fibers, and Optical Delivery Systems, (15 January 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.336924

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