Development of an Implantable WBAN Path-Loss Model for Capsule Endoscopy

Takahiro AOYAGI  Kenichi TAKIZAWA  Takehiko KOBAYASHI  Jun-ichi TAKADA  Kiyoshi HAMAGUCHI  Ryuji KOHNO 

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications  Vol.E93-B  No.4  pp.846-849
Publication Date: 2010/04/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section LETTER (Special Section on Information and Communication Technology for Wellness and Medical Applications)
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Keyword: 
wireless body area network (WBAN),  implantable WBAN,  capsule endoscopy,  path loss model, 

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Summary: 
An implantable WBAN path-loss model for a capsule endoscopy which is used for examining digestive organs, is developed by conducting simulations and experiments. First, we performed FDTD simulations on implant WBAN propagation by using a numerical human model. Second, we performed FDTD simulations on a vessel that represents the human body. Third, we performed experiments using a vessel of the same dimensions as that used in the simulations. On the basis of the results of these simulations and experiments, we proposed the gradient and intercept parameters of the simple path-loss in-body propagation model.