一种用于无源无线LC传感器的新型颅内压读出电路。
A Novel Intracranial Pressure Readout Circuit for Passive Wireless LC Sensor.
作者信息
Wang Fa, Zhang Xuan, Shokoueinejad Mehdi, Iskandar Bermans J, Medow Joshua E, Webster John G
出版信息
IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst. 2017 Oct;11(5):1123-1132. doi: 10.1109/TBCAS.2017.2731370. Epub 2017 Aug 14.
We present a wide frequency range, low cost, wireless intracranial pressure monitoring system, which includes an implantable passive sensor and an external reader. The passive sensor consists of two spiral coils and transduces the pressure change to a resonant frequency shift. The external portable reader reads out the sensor's resonant frequency over a wide frequency range (35 MHz-2.7 GHz). We propose a novel circuit topology, which tracks the system's impedance and phase change at a high frequency with low-cost components. This circuit is very simple and reliable. A prototype has been developed, and measurement results demonstrate that the device achieves a suitable measurement distance (>2 cm), sufficient sample frequency (>6 Hz), fine resolution, and good measurement accuracy for medical practice. Responsivity of this prototype is 0.92 MHz/mmHg and resolution is 0.028 mmHg. COMSOL specific absorption rate simulation proves that this system is safe. Considerations to improve the device performance have been discussed, which include the size of antenna, the power radiation, the Analog-to-digital converter (ADC) choice, and the signal processing algorithm.
我们展示了一种宽频率范围、低成本的无线颅内压监测系统,该系统包括一个可植入的无源传感器和一个外部读取器。无源传感器由两个螺旋线圈组成,可将压力变化转换为谐振频率偏移。外部便携式读取器在宽频率范围(35MHz - 2.7GHz)内读出传感器的谐振频率。我们提出了一种新颖的电路拓扑结构,它能用低成本组件在高频下跟踪系统的阻抗和相位变化。该电路非常简单且可靠。已开发出一个原型,测量结果表明该设备实现了合适的测量距离(>2cm)、足够的采样频率(>6Hz)、精细分辨率以及良好的医学实践测量精度。该原型的响应度为0.92MHz/mmHg,分辨率为0.028mmHg。COMSOL比吸收率模拟证明该系统是安全的。已讨论了改善设备性能的相关考虑因素,包括天线尺寸、功率辐射、模数转换器(ADC)选择以及信号处理算法。