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@article{Chr04, abstract = {BACKGROUND: QRS and ventricular beat detection is a basic procedure for electrocardiogram (ECG) processing and analysis. Large variety of methods have been proposed and used, featuring high percentages of correct detection. Nevertheless, the problem remains open especially with respect to higher detection accuracy in noisy ECGs METHODS: A real-time detection method is proposed, based on comparison between absolute values of summed differentiated electrocardiograms of one of more ECG leads and adaptive threshold. The threshold combines three parameters: an adaptive slew-rate value, a second value which rises when high-frequency noise occurs, and a third one intended to avoid missing of low amplitude beats.Two algorithms were developed: Algorithm 1 detects at the current beat and Algorithm 2 has an RR interval analysis component in addition.The algorithms are self-adjusting to the thresholds and weighting constants, regardless of resolution and sampling frequency used. They operate with any number L of ECG leads, self-synchronize to QRS or beat slopes and adapt to beat-to-beat intervals. RESULTS: The algorithms were tested by an independent expert, thus excluding possible author's influence, using all 48 full-length ECG records of the MIT-BIH arrhythmia database. The results were: sensitivity Se = 99.69 \% and specificity Sp = 99.65 \% for Algorithm 1 and Se = 99.74 \% and Sp = 99.65 \% for Algorithm 2. CONCLUSION: The statistical indices are higher than, or comparable to those, cited in the scientific literature.}, address = {Center of Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad, G, Bonchev str, blok 105, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria. Ivaylo.Christov@clbme.bas.bg}, author = {Christov, Ivaylo I.}, citeulike-article-id = {891507}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-3-28}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15333132}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=15333132}, day = {27}, doi = {10.1186/1475-925X-3-28}, issn = {1475-925X}, journal = {Biomed Eng Online}, keywords = {analysis, detection, ecg, ngd, physiological, psychophysiological}, month = {August}, number = {1}, posted-at = {2008-05-15 07:57:39}, priority = {2}, title = {Real time electrocardiogram {QRS} detection using combined adaptive threshold.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-3-28}, volume = {3}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - Chr04 L3 - citeulike-article-id:891507 N2 - BACKGROUND: QRS and ventricular beat detection is a basic procedure for electrocardiogram (ECG) processing and analysis. Large variety of methods have been proposed and used, featuring high percentages of correct detection. Nevertheless, the problem remains open especially with respect to higher detection accuracy in noisy ECGs METHODS: A real-time detection method is proposed, based on comparison between absolute values of summed differentiated electrocardiograms of one of more ECG leads and adaptive threshold. The threshold combines three parameters: an adaptive slew-rate value, a second value which rises when high-frequency noise occurs, and a third one intended to avoid missing of low amplitude beats.Two algorithms were developed: Algorithm 1 detects at the current beat and Algorithm 2 has an RR interval analysis component in addition.The algorithms are self-adjusting to the thresholds and weighting constants, regardless of resolution and sampling frequency used. They operate with any number L of ECG leads, self-synchronize to QRS or beat slopes and adapt to beat-to-beat intervals. RESULTS: The algorithms were tested by an independent expert, thus excluding possible author's influence, using all 48 full-length ECG records of the MIT-BIH arrhythmia database. The results were: sensitivity Se = 99.69 % and specificity Sp = 99.65 % for Algorithm 1 and Se = 99.74 % and Sp = 99.65 % for Algorithm 2. CONCLUSION: The statistical indices are higher than, or comparable to those, cited in the scientific literature. IS - 1 JF - Biomed Eng Online SN - 1475-925X AD - Center of Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad, G, Bonchev str, blok 105, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria. Ivaylo.Christov@clbme.bas.bg TI - Real time electrocardiogram {QRS} detection using combined adaptive threshold. VL - 3 KW - analysis KW - detection KW - ecg KW - ngd KW - physiological KW - psychophysiological AU - Christov, Ivaylo PY - 2004/08/27/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-3-28 ER -