Title
An algorithm to obtain the QRS score based on ECG parameters detection and neural networks for confounder classification
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Cabanillas J.
Tello G.
Mercado B.
Johns Hopkins University
Publisher(s)
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Abstract
The present work proposes an algorithm to calculate the QRS Score and the determination of confounders starting from Electrocardiographic (ECG) signals. The QRS Score is a parameter that indicates how big the scar is in the wall of the patient’s myocardium; It is also helpful in determining how healthy the heart is. Said parameter is calculated from signal information such as time measurements, amplitude relationships and waveforms. The evaluation of the ECG signals is usually done by visual perception of the graph paper where it is printed as a result of the electrocardiogram examination. However, the reproducibility of this method is 60% and the repeatability is 66%. This definitely affects the accuracy of the score obtained and therefore the diagnosis of a disease. The proposed algorithm aims to reduce the subjectivity of the analysis and standardize the punctuations to be obtained. The algorithm is made up of processing stages that involve the conditioning of the signal using finite impulse response (FIR) filters, decontamination of confounders by neural networks, detection of the QRS complex, detection of times and amplitudes and finally obtaining the QRS score from a table of criteria. Finally, the proposed algorithm obtained a reproducibility of 75% and a repeatability of 100% exceeding the performance of the specialist.
Start page
201
End page
211
Volume
140
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología relacionada con la salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85068612521
Resource of which it is part
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
ISSN of the container
21903018
ISBN of the container
978-303016052-4
Conference
4th Brazilian Technology Symposium, BTSym 2018
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus