Development and feasibility of an ambulatory acquisition system for fiber‐optic high‐resolution colonic manometry

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cameron I. Wells ◽  
Nira Paskaranandavadivel ◽  
Anthony Y. Lin ◽  
Peng Du ◽  
James A. Penfold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Acquisition System ◽  
Colonic Manometry

scholarly journals A35 ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION, COLONIC DYSMOTILITY AND ABSENT DEFECATION REFLEXES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC REFRACTORY CONSTIPATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 276-278
Author(s):  
L Liu ◽  
N Milkova ◽  
M Ali ◽  
K Sharma ◽  
J D Huizinga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Autonomic Dysfunction ◽  
Sympathetic Tone ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Autonomic Reactivity ◽  
Autonomic Tone ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Colonic Manometry

Abstract Background A defecation reflex involves sensory information from the colon sent to the central nervous system which results in propulsive motor patterns in the colon through programmed neural activity from the autonomic nervous system. Neurological causes of constipation are recognized but specific neurological pathways that contribute to pathophysiology of the disease is underexplored. Diagnosis and treatment usually do not involve the autonomic nervous system. Aims Our objective was to assess autonomic dysfunction and abnormal defecation reflexes as a possible cause of chronic constipation. Methods Defecation reflexes were assessed by high-resolution colonic manometry through balloon distention, meal intake, and rectal bisacodyl. Specific heart rate variability (HRV) parameters were used to assess general orthostatic autonomic reactivity, and autonomic functioning during high resolution colonic manometry, in 14 patients with chronic refractory constipation considered for surgery. Results All patients had a unique combination of motility, reflex ability and HRV profiles. Patients overall did not generate HAPWs or had lower HAPW amplitude and lower propulsive activity compared to healthy individuals. Half of the 14 patients were tested to have high sympathetic tone based on Baevsky’s stress index prior to HRCM, and 11 of the patients had sympathetic hyper-reactivity and/or low parasympathetic reactivity to at least one type of colonic stimulation during HRCM. Abnormal autonomic tone or autonomic reactivity to colonic stimulation was present in all four patients with absence of the vagosacral defecation reflex. Five of the seven patients with absence of the sacral defecation reflex showed high sympathetic tone or high sympathetic reactivity to stimulation. Only two patients had abnormality in coloanal coordination and this was associated with low parasympathetic reactivity to stimulation in both patients. Conclusions The assumption that colonic resection was needed to remove an inert colon was wrong in most patients, but most patients had some form of reflex abnormality. Sympathetic dominance far outweighed parasympathetic dysfunction. Incorporation of assessments of defecation reflexes and autonomic nervous system activity into diagnosis of chronic refractory constipation provides a comprehensive pathophysiological understanding of specific defective neurological pathways contributing to dysmotility. This forms the basis for our individualized treatment efforts through sacral neuromodulation. Funding Agencies CIHR

High-Resolution Fully Automatic Light Field Image Acquisition System Using One-Dimensional Camera Array

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munkh-Uchral Erdenebat ◽  
Ki-Chul Kwon ◽  
Nyamsuren Darkhanbaatar ◽  
Jin Kyu Jung ◽  
Sang-Keun Gil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Light Field ◽  
Image Acquisition ◽  
Acquisition System ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Camera Array ◽  
Image Acquisition System ◽  
Fully Automatic ◽  
Light Field Image

scholarly journals A low-cost, human-like, high-resolution, tactile sensor based on optical fibers and an image sensor

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 172988141878363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Utku Büyükşahin ◽  
Ahmet Kırlı
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Tactile Sensor ◽  
Image Sensor ◽  
Sensor Design ◽  
Tactile Sensors

Tactile sensors are commonly a coordinated group of receptors forming a matrix array meant to measure force or pressure similar to the human skin. Optic-based tactile sensors are flexible, sensitive, and fast; however, the human fingertip’s spatial resolution, which can be regarded as the desired spatial resolution, still could not be reached because of their bulky nature. This article proposes a novel and patented optic-based tactile sensor design, in which fiber optic cables are used to increase the number of sensory receptors per square centimeter. The proposed human-like high-resolution tactile sensor design is based on simple optics and image processing techniques, and it enables high spatial resolution and easy data acquisition at low cost. This design proposes using the change in the intesity of the light occured due to the deformation on contact/measurement surface. The main idea is using fiber optic cables as the afferents of the human physiology which can have 9 µm diameters for both delivering and receiving light beams. The variation of the light intensity enters sequent mathematical models as the input, then, the displacement, the force, and the pressure data are evaluated as the outputs. A prototype tactile sensor is manufactured with 1-mm spatial and 0.61-kPa pressure measurement resolution with 0–15.6 N/cm2 at 30 Hz sampling frequency. Experimental studies with different scenarios are conducted to demonstrate how this state-of-the-art design worked and to evaluate its performance. The overall accuracy of the first prototype, based on different scenarios, is calculated as 93%. This performance is regarded as promising for further developments and applications such as grasp control or haptics.

scholarly journals Development of high resolution TEM image acquisition system by using high-pressure freezing method

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiminori Toyooka ◽  
Mayuko Sato ◽  
Natsumaro Kutsuna ◽  
Noriko Nagata
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Image Acquisition ◽  
Acquisition System ◽  
High Pressure Freezing ◽  
Freezing Method ◽  
High Resolution Tem ◽  
Image Acquisition System

High-resolution Fiber Optic Seismic Sensor Array for Intrusion Detection of Subway Tunnel

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiantao Huang ◽  
Wentao Zhang ◽  
Wenhui Huang ◽  
Wenzhu Huang ◽  
Lixin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Intrusion Detection ◽  
Sensor Array ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Subway Tunnel

A NEW HIGH‐RESOLUTION DIGITAL MARINE ACQUISITION SYSTEM

1986 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 51-54
Author(s):  
Alan Bays ◽  
Steve Blasco
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Acquisition System
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