**5. Clinical areas & indications**

#### **5.1. Overview**

MICOM has a number of desirable features: (i) It can provide continuous patient monitoring, (ii) it is relatively safe to use clinically, and (iii) it can be simple to use. The main modalities currently being used clinically are Doppler, pulse contour and bioreactance. These modalities have different attributes and thus each modality works better in different clinical areas. Bioimpedance devices are no longer in regular clinical use.
