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IR Imaging as a New Monitoring Technology for Sleep Studies
Anyone who has ever experienced a sleep study knows how uncomfortable the wires and sensors used can be. The development of non-contact technology to monitor relevant physiological processes would be of great help and importance. One promising technology is infrared [IR] (thermal) imaging. Click on the link below to view a presentation that was made to Drs. Gabriel Haddad and Lewis Kass of the Yale Children's Sleep Center, slightly revised and updated. This presentation was also shared with hundreds in the sleep research community by email sent out in 2002.
Presentation to Children’s Sleep Center at Yale New Haven Hospital (1999)
NOTE: There are notes below each slide, so adjust the magnification if you want to see them below the slide -- you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader
Pioneering work is being done at the University of Houston's Computational Physiology Lab under the direction of Prof. Ioannis Pavlidis. They have already solved two of the toughest problems -- monitoring heart rate and breathing. They are presently involved in investigating the use of IR imaging in sleep studies. The presenation above was sent to Prof. Pavlidis in 2005.
Wireless Transmission of Sensor Data for Sleep Studies
- Elimination of the wiring harness should be a high priority in developing new sleep lab technology
- One possible solution is the use of a short range wireless technology called Bluetooth
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