Resting and Postexercise Heart Rate Detection From Fingertip and Facial Photoplethysmography Using a Smartphone Camera: A Validation Study

• Main Authors: Yan, Bryan P (Author), Chan, Christy KY (Author), Li, Christien KH (Author), To, Olivia TL (Author), Lai, William HS (Author), Tse, Gary (Author), Poh, Yukkee C (Author), Poh, Ming-Zher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundModern smartphones allow measurement of heart rate (HR) by detecting pulsatile photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals with built-in cameras from the fingertips or the face, without physical contact, by extracting subtle beat-to-beat variations of skin color. ObjectiveThe objective of our stud...