Measurement of Capillary Refill Time (CRT) in Healthy Subjects using a Robotic Hand

Emmett Kerr; Sonya Coleman; T.Martin McGinnity; Andrea Shepherd

Measurement of Capillary Refill Time (CRT) in Healthy Subjects using a Robotic Hand

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Abstract

A human’s Capillary Refill Time (CRT) is a key indicator of their current health status. Being able to accurately assess a human’s cardiovascular system peripherally by assessing their CRT in an emergency or search and rescue situation could, in critical scenarios, mean the difference between life and death. This paper presents a novel algorithm that enables a Shadow Robot Hand equipped with BioTAC biomimetic tactile fingertip sensors and a red, green, blue (RGB) camera to measure the CRT of humans by making contact with their forehead, regardless of their skin tone.
The method presented replicates, to some extent, the methods carried out by medical professionals when measuring CRT and could be used to equip a first responder robot.
Furthermore, the algorithms determine whether a person has a healthy cardiovascular system or whether the blood supply has been cut off from the skin indicating various issues such as shock or severe dehydration. The method presented in this work allows for a more accurate measurement of CRT than that of a medical professional.

Original language	English
Pages	1404
Number of pages	1411
Publication status	Accepted - 4 Apr 2018
Event	CVPR 2018: Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition - Calvin L Rampton Salt Palace Convention Centre, Salt Lake City, United States Duration: 18 Jun 2018 → 22 Jun 2018 http://cvpr2018.thecvf.com/

Conference

Conference	CVPR 2018
Abbreviated title	IEEE/CVF Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Salt Lake City
Period	18/06/18 → 22/06/18
Internet address	http://cvpr2018.thecvf.com/

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Tactile Sensing
Robotics
vital signs
Assisted living
Computer Vision

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CPVM_2018_paper_SUBMITTED_EKAuthor Accepted Manuscript, 2.2 MBLicence: CC BY-NC-SA

Tactile sensing for assistive robotics
Kerr, E. (Author), Mc Ginnity, T. (Supervisor) & Coleman, S. (Supervisor), May 2018
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

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Measurement of Capillary Refill Time (CRT) in Healthy Subjects using a Robotic Hand

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Tactile sensing for assistive robotics

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