Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Velocity and Acceleration of a Wave00:51

Velocity and Acceleration of a Wave

4.8K
A wave propagates through a medium with a constant speed, known as a wave velocity. It is different from the speed of the particles of the medium, which is not constant. In addition, the velocity of the medium is perpendicular to the velocity of the wave. The variable speed of the particles of the medium implies that there must be acceleration associated with it. 
The velocity of the particles can be obtained by taking the partial derivative of the position equation with respect to time....
4.8K
Special considerations while measuring pulse01:13

Special considerations while measuring pulse

966
Assessing a patient's pulse is a fundamental skill in healthcare, but certain situations require special attention:
966
Elements and Compounds01:27

Elements and Compounds

104.8K
Pure substances consist of only one type of matter. A pure substance can be an element or a compound. An element consists of only one type of atom, while a compound consists of two or more types of atoms held together by a chemical bond.
Elements
Elements are classified as atomic or molecular based on the nature of their basic units. They are unique forms of matter with specific chemical and physical properties that cannot break down into smaller substances by ordinary chemical reactions. There...
104.8K
Periodic Classification of the Elements04:00

Periodic Classification of the Elements

59.0K
The periodic table arranges atoms based on increasing atomic number so that elements with the same chemical properties recur periodically. When their electron configurations are added to the table, a periodic recurrence of similar electron configurations in the outer shells of these elements is observed. Because they are in the outer shells of an atom, valence electrons play the most important role in chemical reactions. The outer electrons have the highest energy of the electrons in an atom...
59.0K
The Wave Nature of Light02:12

The Wave Nature of Light

61.3K
The nature of light has been a subject of inquiry since antiquity. In the seventeenth century, Isaac Newton performed experiments with lenses and prisms and was able to demonstrate that white light consists of the individual colors of the rainbow combined together. Newton explained his optics findings in terms of a "corpuscular" view of light, in which light was composed of streams of extremely tiny particles traveling at high speeds according to Newton's laws of motion.
61.3K
Classification of Elements and Compounds02:54

Classification of Elements and Compounds

73.2K
Pure substances consist of only one type of matter. A pure substance can be an element or a compound. An element consists of only one type of atom, while a compound consists of two or more types of atoms held together by a chemical bond. Elements are classified as atomic or molecular based on the nature of their basic units.
Compounds are pure substances composed of two or more elements in fixed, definite proportions. Compounds are classified as ionic or molecular (covalent) based on the bonds...
73.2K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Reliability and reproducibility of piezoelectric-derived local brachial pulse wave velocity measurement and pressure normalization.

Biomedical physics & engineering express·2026
Same author

CytoCLIP: Learning Cytoarchitectural Characteristics in Developing Human Brain Using Contrastive Language Image Pre-Training.

Neuroinformatics·2026
Same author

AD-DAE: Alzheimer's Disease Progression Modeling with Unpaired Longitudinal MRI using Diffusion Auto-Encoders.

IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics·2026
Same author

An Image-Free Ultrasound-Based Approach for Combined Assessment of Local and Regional Arterial Stiffness in Humans.

Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE·2026
Same author

Deep Learning-Based Cardiac Output Estimation Using Multimodal Physiological Signals.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2025
Same author

Unobtrusive Heart Rate Variability Monitoring with a Chair-Based Strain Gauge Ballistocardiography in Office and Home Settings.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Feb 2, 2026

Measuring the Carotid to Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity Cf-PWV to Evaluate Arterial Stiffness
05:51

Measuring the Carotid to Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity Cf-PWV to Evaluate Arterial Stiffness

Published on: May 3, 2018

18.5K

Carotid Local Pulse Wave Velocity Measurement using Dual- Element Accelerometric Patch Probe.

R Arathy, P M Nabeel, Jayaraj Joseph

    Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
    |November 17, 2018
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study introduces a novel accelerometric patch probe for measuring local pulse wave velocity (PWV) in the carotid artery. The system enables non-invasive, cuffless blood pressure estimation, showing significant correlations with traditional measurements.

    More Related Videos

    Pulse Wave Velocity Testing in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    06:08

    Pulse Wave Velocity Testing in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

    Published on: February 7, 2014

    17.7K
    Ultrasound-based Pulse Wave Velocity Evaluation in Mice
    08:07

    Ultrasound-based Pulse Wave Velocity Evaluation in Mice

    Published on: February 14, 2017

    14.5K

    Related Experiment Videos

    Last Updated: Feb 2, 2026

    Measuring the Carotid to Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity Cf-PWV to Evaluate Arterial Stiffness
    05:51

    Measuring the Carotid to Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity Cf-PWV to Evaluate Arterial Stiffness

    Published on: May 3, 2018

    18.5K
    Pulse Wave Velocity Testing in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
    06:08

    Pulse Wave Velocity Testing in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

    Published on: February 7, 2014

    17.7K
    Ultrasound-based Pulse Wave Velocity Evaluation in Mice
    08:07

    Ultrasound-based Pulse Wave Velocity Evaluation in Mice

    Published on: February 14, 2017

    14.5K

    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Cardiovascular Physiology
    • Wearable Technology

    Background:

    • Accurate blood pressure (BP) monitoring is crucial for cardiovascular health management.
    • Traditional BP measurement methods are often invasive or intermittent.
    • Non-invasive, continuous BP monitoring techniques are highly desirable.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate a dual-accelerometric patch probe for measuring local pulse wave velocity (PWV) from the carotid artery.
    • To evaluate the system's capability for beat-by-beat PWV assessment.
    • To establish a non-invasive, cuffless method for blood pressure estimation using carotid local PWV.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a custom accelerometric patch probe with two microelectromechanical accelerometer sensors placed 32 mm apart on the carotid artery.
    • Acquired dual acceleration plethysmogram (APG) signals using a custom analog front-end circuit with low inter-channel delay.
    • Processed APG signals in real-time to calculate local PWV and correlated it with brachial blood pressure (BP) in 15 volunteers.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated beat-by-beat measurement of carotid local PWV (3 m/s - 4.2 m/s) with low variation (2.61% - 13.07%).
    • Achieved significant correlations between measured local PWV and brachial systolic BP (R² = 0.87) and diastolic BP (R² = 0.79).
    • Developed population-specific models accurately estimated BP with root-mean-square errors of 7.53 mmHg for systolic and 6.0 mmHg for diastolic pressure.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed dual-accelerometric system shows significant potential for non-invasive, continuous, and cuffless blood pressure monitoring.
    • Carotid local PWV measurement using accelerometry is a viable approach for BP estimation.
    • This technology could advance wearable health monitoring devices.