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For most instruments, it's an interplay between resolution and consistency. There isn't a "true" reading in any sense of the word. There is just how much resolution you are measuring and how consistent the measurement is between independent readings of the same event.

The overwhelming amount of pre-existing clinical data gathered by cuff-monitors means that any novel measurement methods benefit from tying/correlating their output to the existing data for compatibility. It's a bit unfortunate in some sense as cuff-monitor data lacks resolution and sometimes can be a bit of a drag on novelty.




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