| Title | A Microcomputer-Based Data Acquisition System for Physiologic Studies of the Newborn |
| Author(s) | Gregory P. Heldt, Ralph C. Targett, and Malcolm B. McIlroy |
| Source | The Use of Computers in Perinatal Medicine, Chapter 20, Pages 353-361 |
| ISBN | 0-03-061513-5 |
| Publisher | Praeger Publishers, New York, NY |
| Publication Date | 1982 |
| Abstract | The authors describe a mobile data acquisition system based on an Apple II computer, dual floppy disk drives, a thermal printer, an analog-to-digital converter, a Validyne transducer control system and pressure transducers, and isolation transformers. The system was used for bedside estimation of arterial blood gases through the skin with a mass spectrometer, measurements of mechanical properties of the lungs, chest wall, and diaphragm, and analysis of respiratory muscle electromyograms. |