TY - GEN
T1 - Wearable and wireless measurement system for evaluating penile tumescence
AU - Choi, Sungwoon
AU - Kim, Seijoon
AU - Seo, Jongmo
AU - Park, Jae Young
AU - Yoon, Sungroh
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, MSIP) [No. 2011-0009963 and No. 2015M3A9A7029735]
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/12/4
Y1 - 2015/12/4
N2 - The evolution of wearable smart devices coupled with advanced sensor technology has rejuvenated research in mobile healthcare. Despite the growing interest in the measurement of bio-signals, no studies have focused on mobile penile tumescence. Measuring penile tumescence daily is important not only for patients suffering from erectile dysfunction but also because it serves as a dependable barometer of men's health. Rigiscan has been the most reliable and widely used device employed to measure nocturnal penile tumescence, but it is heavy, bulky and has several limitations to being a wearable device. This paper introduces an innovative mobile penile tumescence measuring system connectable to any smartphone through wireless communication. It comprises of a progressive sensor that allows seamless everyday usage due to its small size, light weight and low power requirements. The sensor consists of inexpensive materials, so it can be replaced daily for hygiene reasons. We tested proposed system with 10 subjects in over 30 sessions for a total of more than 100 hours. To check the validity of PT-scan and its compatibility with Rigiscan, the two systems' measurement results were compared and a high correlation coefficient of 0.96 (P < 0.001) was obtained.
AB - The evolution of wearable smart devices coupled with advanced sensor technology has rejuvenated research in mobile healthcare. Despite the growing interest in the measurement of bio-signals, no studies have focused on mobile penile tumescence. Measuring penile tumescence daily is important not only for patients suffering from erectile dysfunction but also because it serves as a dependable barometer of men's health. Rigiscan has been the most reliable and widely used device employed to measure nocturnal penile tumescence, but it is heavy, bulky and has several limitations to being a wearable device. This paper introduces an innovative mobile penile tumescence measuring system connectable to any smartphone through wireless communication. It comprises of a progressive sensor that allows seamless everyday usage due to its small size, light weight and low power requirements. The sensor consists of inexpensive materials, so it can be replaced daily for hygiene reasons. We tested proposed system with 10 subjects in over 30 sessions for a total of more than 100 hours. To check the validity of PT-scan and its compatibility with Rigiscan, the two systems' measurement results were compared and a high correlation coefficient of 0.96 (P < 0.001) was obtained.
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U2 - 10.1109/BioCAS.2015.7348287
DO - 10.1109/BioCAS.2015.7348287
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84962665914
T3 - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference: Engineering for Healthy Minds and Able Bodies, BioCAS 2015 - Proceedings
BT - IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 11th IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2015
Y2 - 22 October 2015 through 24 October 2015
ER -