Methods of Contactless Blood Pressure Measurement

Abstract

Contactless blood pressure monitoring displays a chance for detecting hypertension and increasing the awareness of cardiovascular diseases. Camera-based methods show high potential for replacing inconvenient cuff-based technology. Blood pressure estimation through pulse transit time (PTT) and other parameters obtained from photoplethysmography (PPG) signal present a promising alternative to conventional blood pressure measurement. In this paper, recent approaches for contactless blood pressure monitoring were reviewed. All of the articles implemented systems based on PPG, whereas most of them used PTT as measuring parameter. The results are reviewed and summarized while pinpointing key challenges and discussing expectations for future research.

Keywords

• vital signs monitoring
• blood pressure
• camerabased measurement
• ppg
• ptt