Digital Circumferential Finger Measuring Device for Finger Clubbing Identification

Authors

  • Sharifah Masniah Wan Masra Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Mohd Saufee Muhammad Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Rahardjo Darmanto Djojodibroto Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UNIMAS, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Rohana Sapawi Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Kuryati Kipli Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Siti Kudnie Sahari Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Nur Syahira Shahrom Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
  • Maryam Rufaidah Mazlan Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Keywords:

Assistive Device, Computerized Instrumentation, Design Engineering, Electronic Medical Records, Finger Clubbing,

Abstract

This paper presents the development of a digital circumferential measuring device for facilitating measurements at various points along fingers, particularly at the nail-fold (NF) and distal interphalangeal joint (DIP). This project involves hardware and software development for helping clinicians to investigate and identify the early stage of finger clubbing within a short period. The value of Digital Index (DI) in this study is 9.30 ± 0.35 (Mean ± SD) for 20 subjects. The average time taken to measure both NF and DIP circumferences using Digital Circumferential Finger Measuring Device (DCFMD) and to compute DI values using DI Calculation System for a single subject is 5 minutes 10 seconds. The developed device and its system have shown to be reliable in this study and achieve significant time savings in comparison to the existing measurement device.

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Published

2017-12-07

How to Cite

Wan Masra, S. M., Muhammad, M. S., Djojodibroto, R. D., Sapawi, R., Kipli, K., Sahari, S. K., Shahrom, N. S., & Mazlan, M. R. (2017). Digital Circumferential Finger Measuring Device for Finger Clubbing Identification. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (JTEC), 9(3-10), 23–27. Retrieved from https://jtec.utem.edu.my/jtec/article/view/3149

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Vol. 9 No. 3-10: Engineering Solution Towards A Sustainable Society

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