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Fig. 1

System concept of the semi-capacitive impedance phlebography device.
System concept of the semi-capacitive impedance phlebography device.

Fig. 2

Measuring arrangement for impedance measurement with two or four electrodes and the corresponding equivalent electric circuit.
Measuring arrangement for impedance measurement with two or four electrodes and the corresponding equivalent electric circuit.

Fig. 3

Circuit diagram of the active electrode.
Circuit diagram of the active electrode.

Fig. 4

Upper and lower sides of the active electrode and the measuring arrangement. In the right picture the blue circles mark the positions of the outer current electrodes and the red circles mark the position of the measuring electrodes.
Upper and lower sides of the active electrode and the measuring arrangement. In the right picture the blue circles mark the positions of the outer current electrodes and the red circles mark the position of the measuring electrodes.

Fig. 5

Circuit diagram of the differential amplifier.
Circuit diagram of the differential amplifier.

Fig. 6

Filter for detection of maxima of sa(n).
Filter for detection of maxima of sa(n).

Fig. 7

Measured impedance signal sa(n) and the filtered signals sf(n) and sdf(n). The red cross in sf(n) mark the maxima which are detected by the algorithm.
Measured impedance signal sa(n) and the filtered signals sf(n) and sdf(n). The red cross in sf(n) mark the maxima which are detected by the algorithm.

Fig. 10

Measured signal sa(n) of a 1.8 kΩ resistance at fs = 64Hz, fs = 24 kHz and varying clock frequencies fCLK,AFE.
Measured signal sa(n) of a 1.8 kΩ resistance at fs = 64Hz, fs = 24 kHz and varying clock frequencies fCLK,AFE.

Fig. 9

Bland-Altman plot of the new measurement device and the PPG as gold standard of the bent leg.
Bland-Altman plot of the new measurement device and the PPG as gold standard of the bent leg.

Measurement period and number of detected pulse waves for the bent and stretched leg.

periodNPPGNIPGNTPNFNNFP
bent leg128 s1509797530
stretched leg100 s1168181350