Parthiban Sujeeth, Hotaling James M, Ohlander Samuel J, Baftiri Amit P, Freels Sally, Niederberger Craig S
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014;2014:3767-70. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944443.
Greater than 60 million American men who ride bicycles are at risk of developing erectile dysfunction. One possible reason is occlusion of the perineal arteries. Researchers relied on indirect methods and stationary models to study this problem. We developed a novel system to quantify occlusion among bicycle riders during a road bike ride. Our verification and validation activities show that this system can be safely used on human subjects to measure perineal artery occlusion. The method described in this paper provides a valuable tool to the researchers to study or to develop new solutions that alleviate this problem. The outcomes of these efforts will help millions of cyclists worldwide.
