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Classificazione scientifico-disciplinare

• Area scientifico disciplinare: Scienze mediche
  • MEDICINA INTERNA
  • MALATTIE DELL'APPARATO CARDIOVASCOLARE
• Area scientifico disciplinare: Ingegneria industriale e dell'informazione
  • BIOINGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE
  • ELETTRONICA
  • BIOINGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA E INFORMATICA

Classificazione brevettuale

• HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01N33/48; obtaining records using waves other than optical waves, in general G03B42/00)
• PHYSICS
  • MEASURING (counting G06M); TESTING
    • GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS (detecting or locating foreign bodies for diagnostic, surgical or person-identification purposes A61B; means for indicating the location of accidentally buried, e.g. snow-buried persons A63B29/02; investigating or analysing earth materials by determining their chemical or physical properties G01N; measuring electric or magnetic variables in general, other than direction or magnitude of the earth\'s field G01R; electronic or nuclear magnetic resonance arrangements G01R33/20; radar, sonar or analogous methods in general, detecting masses or objects involving these methods G01S)
    • MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS (measuring human body, see the relevant places, where such exist, e.g. A41H1/00, A43D1/02, A61B5/103; measuring appliances combined with walking-sticks A45B3/08; sorting according to dimensions B07; tool-setting or drawing instruments not specially modified for measuring B23B49/00, B23Q15/00 to B23Q17/00, B43L; combinations of measuring devices with writing-appliances B43K29/08; geodetical, nautical or aeronautical measuring, surveying, rangefinding G01C; photogrammetry G01C11/00; measuring force or stress, in general G01L1/00; investigating or analysing particle size, investigating or analysing surface area of porous material G01N; measuring position, distance or direction, in general, by reception or emission of radiowaves or other waves and based on propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effect, propagation time, direction of propagation G01S; geophysical measuring G01V; measuring length or roll diameter of film in cameras or projectors G03B1/60; combinations of measuring devices with means for controlling or regulating G05; methods or arrangements for converting the position of a manually-operated writing or tracing member into an electrical signal G06K11/00; measuring elapsed travel of recording medium in recording and playback equipment, sensing diameter of record in autochange gramophones G11B; means structurally associated with electric rotary current collectors for indicating brush wear H01R39/58; indicating consumption of electrodes in arc lamps H05B31/34)

Classificazione geografica

• Regione: Toscana

Bibliografia

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Parole Chiave

SISTEMI AD ULTRASUONI; ELETTRONICA BIOMEDICA; DOPPLER; MISURE VETTORIALI DI VELOCITÀ; MECCANICA ARTERIOSA; DISTENSIBILITÀ ARTERIOSA; SHEAR RATE; DIAGNOSTICA NON INVASIVA; ATEROSCLEROSI CAROTIDEA