The invention relates to a system, method and corresponding computer program for unobtrusively determining a fertile window. In particular, it relates to a wearable system such as integrated in a bra for supporting personalized prediction of the fertile window for a planned parent-hood purpose. The system (1) comprises a contact sensor unit (10) for providing a signal in contact with the woman, wherein the signal is indicative of respiration of the woman, and a processing unit (20) for processing the signal to obtain a biomechanical parameter indicative of respiration, wherein the processing unit (20) is configured to determine the fertile window of the woman based on a change in the obtained biomechanical parameter. The system (1) allows a reliable unobtrusive determination of a fertile window of a women.

The invention features a prospective respiratory motion compensation technique for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging of the whole-heart of a free-breathing subject.

The invention features a prospective respiratory motion compensation technique for cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging of the whole-heart of a free-breathing subject.

Sensing an environment by confining a monitored live subject in an enclosure, detecting an effect on a coaxial piezoelectric cable resulting from the monitored live subject, wherein the coaxial piezoelectric cable is located at least proximate to the enclosure, and deriving information about a state of the monitored live subject based on the detected effect.

Sensing an environment by confining a monitored live subject in an enclosure, detecting an effect on a coaxial piezoelectric cable resulting from the monitored live subject, wherein the coaxial piezoelectric cable is located at least proximate to the enclosure, and deriving information about a state of the monitored live subject based on the detected effect.

For generating a breathing alert is disclosed, a method receives a video stream of a subject. The method further estimates a breathing signal from the video stream. The method determines one of a large-scale motion and/or a breathing event of the subject based on the breathing signal. The method generates an alert if both no breathing event is identified and no large-scale motion of the subject is identified within an event time interval.

An implant unit configured for implantation into a body of a subject is provided. The implant unit may include an antenna configured to receive a signal, and at least one pair of modulation electrodes configured to be implanted into the body of the subject in the vicinity of at least one nerve to be modulated. The at least one nerve may have a diameter less than about 2 millimeters at a modulation location, and the at least one pair of modulation electrodes may be configured to receive an applied electric signal in response to the signal received by the antenna and generate an electrical field to modulate the at least one nerve from a position spaced apart from the at least one nerve.

An implant unit configured for implantation into a body of a subject is provided. The implant unit may include an antenna configured to receive a signal, and at least one pair of modulation electrodes configured to be implanted into the body of the subject in the vicinity of at least one nerve to be modulated. The at least one nerve may have a diameter less than about 2 millimeters at a modulation location, and the at least one pair of modulation electrodes may be configured to receive an applied electric signal in response to the signal received by the antenna and generate an electrical field to modulate the at least one nerve from a position spaced apart from the at least one nerve.

A data processing method performed by a computer for determining breathing signal data which represents a breathing cycle of a patient, comprising the steps of: acquiring image data representing a sequence of training thermal images of at least a part of the surface of the patient's body over time, the sequence covering at least one half breathing cycle and being captured by a thermographic camera; and tracking at least one tracked point in the image data over the sequence of training thermal images to find a trajectory of the tracked point as the breathing signal data, wherein the tracked point is a point on the surface of the patient's body.

A data processing method performed by a computer for determining breathing signal data which represents a breathing cycle of a patient, comprising the steps of: acquiring image data representing a sequence of training thermal images of at least a part of the surface of the patient's body over time, the sequence covering at least one half breathing cycle and being captured by a thermographic camera; and tracking at least one tracked point in the image data over the sequence of training thermal images to find a trajectory of the tracked point as the breathing signal data, wherein the tracked point is a point on the surface of the patient's body.