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The possibility and feasibility of using the single-layer flat-coil-oscillator (SFCO) technology-based vibration and vibro-acoustic sensors in diagnostic devices and biomedical studies of the cardiovascular system are discussed in this paper. Using an example of recording pulse waves of left carotid artery and their analysis, the information content of the data recorded by these sensors in a number of cases is shown-assessment of age-related changes in the stiffness of the vascular wall, assessment of the dynamics of systolic volume, reflecting myocardial contractility, and rhythm disturbance (extra-systole and arrhythmia). These sensors are shown to be promising in recording heart sounds due to their high sensitivity. The possibility of assessing the dynamics of relaxation of the cardiovascular system after exercise (stress test) is shown. The advantages of using SFCO vibration and vibro-acoustic sensors are high sensitivity, ease of use, and no need to train specialists. These advantages open new perspectives for their implementation in mobile wearable "smart" devices for individual monitoring.

This paper presents main classes and varieties of sensors developed on the basis of the single-layer flat-coil-oscillator (SFCO) technology. The results of registration of human activity (steps and jumps) by seismic sensors based on this technology are presented and discussed in this paper. We applied some algorithms for digital processing of "RAW" data coming from vibrational seismic SFCO sensors, which made it possible to detect and mark out human steps and jumps from the background of natural ground vibrations. The unprecedented sensitivity of these sensors has been demonstrated, which, under favorable conditions (low natural ground vibrations), enables step-by-step registration of human activity at distances up to 350-370 m from the sensor installation point in the ground. The advantages of three-dimensional (3D) SFCO seismic sensors, which allow detecting human activity even with unfavorable environmental parameters and filtering features of the soil due to their anisotropy, have been demonstrated. The possibility of detecting soil features with new SFCO sensors is also shown. Possible applications of vibration seismic SFCO sensors in other areas are also discussed.

Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas is an extremely rare neoplasm of the exocrine portion of this organ, which affects mostly young women and is characterized by a low malignancy potential and a relatively benign clinical course. According to the literature, even in disease progression as metastases, the overall 5-year survival rate is more than 95%. The paper describes a clinical case of a female patient with a solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumor regarded as a metastatic neoplasm in the retroperitoneal space after surgical treatment previously performed in 2001.