Measuring the Hemodynamic Flow in the Brachial-Ulnar-Radial Arterial System

Abstract

Cardiovascular investigations start with the arterial blood pressure measurement and the easiest and accessible approach takes the recording of the systolic and diastolic pressure levels by a sphygmomanometer, usually during compression of the upper arm, or the wrist (same level as the heart), on the path of the brachial artery. More information on arterial hemodynamic, beyond blood pressure monitoring, could result from investigations based on the pulse wave analysis, like applanation tonometry, which is based on pressure sensed on the arm’s surface, at several observation points along the brachial tree.

Keywords

• blood pressure
• radial applanation tonometry
• arterial hemodynamic
• piezoelectric pressure transducer
• numerical simulation
• finite element