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Telehealth has the potential to offset the high demand for help during public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote Photoplethysmography (rPPG) - the problem of non-invasively estimating blood volume variations in the…

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Measurement of pressure distribution applied to a fingertip is crucial for the teleoperation of robots and human computer interface. Previous studies have acquired pressure distribution by affixing a sensor array to the fingertip or by…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Seitaro Kaneko , Hiroki Ishizuka , Hidenori Yoshimura , Hiroyuki Kajimoto

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) offers a state-of-the-art, non-contact methodology for estimating human pulse by analyzing facial videos. Despite its potential, rPPG methods can be susceptible to various artifacts, such as noise,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-01 Nhi Nguyen , Le Nguyen , Constantino Álvarez Casado , Olli Silvén , Miguel Bordallo López

Remote camera measurement of the blood volume pulse via photoplethysmography (rPPG) is a compelling technology for scalable, low-cost, and accessible assessment of cardiovascular information. Neural networks currently provide the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-19 Björn Braun , Daniel McDuff , Christian Holz

Transmission of light through an optically ultrathin metal film with a thickness comparable to its skin depth is significant. We demonstrate experimentally nearly-zero transmission of light through a film periodically modulated by a…

Optogenetics has emerged as an exciting tool for manipulating neural activity, which in turn, can modulate behavior in live organisms. However, detecting the response to the optical stimulation requires electrophysiology with physical…

Remote estimation of vital signs enables health monitoring for situations in which contact-based devices are either not available, too intrusive, or too expensive. In this paper, we present a modular, interpretable pipeline for pulse signal…

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We report on wide-field imaging of pulsatile motion induced by blood flow using heterodyne holographic interferometry on the thumb of a healthy volunteer, in real-time. Optical Doppler images were measured with green laser light by a…

The use of photoplethysmogram signal (PPG) for heart and sleep monitoring is commonly found nowadays in smartphones and wrist wearables. Besides common usages, it has been proposed and reported that person information can be extracted from…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-13 Guillermo Cámbara , Jordi Luque , Mireia Farrús

Camera-based physiological monitoring, especially remote photoplethysmography (rPPG), is a promising tool for health diagnostics, and state-of-the-art pulse estimators have shown impressive performance on benchmark datasets. We argue that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Jeremy Speth , Nathan Vance , Benjamin Sporrer , Lu Niu , Patrick Flynn , Adam Czajka

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) is a non-contact method for detecting physiological signals based on facial videos, holding high potential in various applications. Due to the periodicity nature of rPPG signals, the long-range dependency…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-21 Bochao Zou , Zizheng Guo , Jiansheng Chen , Junbao Zhuo , Weiran Huang , Huimin Ma

The mechanical properties of arterial walls are critical for maintaining vascular function under pulsatile pressure and are closely linked to the development of cardiovascular diseases. Despite advances in imaging and elastography,…

Biological Physics · Physics 2025-07-29 Yuxuan Jiang , Guo-Yang Li , Ruizhi Wang , Xu Feng , Yanhang Zhang , Seok-Hyun Yun

Camera-based remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) enables contactless measurement of important physiological signals such as pulse rate (PR). However, dynamic and unconstrained subject motion introduces significant variability into the facial…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-02 Sam Cantrill , David Ahmedt-Aristizabal , Lars Petersson , Hanna Suominen , Mohammad Ali Armin

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) emerges as a promising method for non-invasive, convenient measurement of vital signs, utilizing the widespread presence of cameras. Despite advancements, existing datasets fall short in terms of size and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Jiankai Tang , Xinyi Li , Jiacheng Liu , Xiyuxing Zhang , Zeyu Wang , Yuntao Wang

Hypertension is commonly referred to as the "silent killer", since it can lead to severe health complications without any visible symptoms. Early detection of hypertension is crucial in preventing significant health issues. Although some…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-07 Navid Hasanzadeh , Shahrokh Valaee , Hojjat Salehinejad

Our research is related to the employment of photoplethysmography (PPG) and laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) techniques (measuring the blood volume and flux, respectively) for the peripheral vascular system. We derive the governing equations…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-11-27 Denis S Goldobin , Irina A Mizeva

The growing integration of smart environments and low-power computing devices, coupled with mass-market sensor technologies, is driving advancements in remote and non-contact physiological monitoring. However, deploying these systems in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Constantino Álvarez Casado , Sasan Sharifipour , Manuel Lage Cañellas , Nhi Nguyen , Le Nguyen , Miguel Bordallo López

Biophysical signals such as Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Photoplethysmogram (PPG) are key to the sensing of vital parameters for wellbeing. Coincidentally, ECG and PPG are signals, which provide a "different window" into the same phenomena,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-02 Abhinandan Panda , Srinivas Pinisetty , Partha Roop

In order to obtain insights into the feasibility of replacing ECG-guided triggering in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by a system based on video photoplethysmography (PPG), PPG and ECG data were collected from volunteers in an MRI…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-19 A. C. den Brinker , H. H. Der Sarkissian , J. H. Wülbern , B. Balmaekers , M. Padalko , J. Sénégas , R. Springorum , C. Possanzini