Effect of electrode positioning on ECG interpretation by computer

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-256

  Schijvenaars, Bob J A ^a,c   Kors, Jan A ^a   Van Herpen, Gerard ^a   Kornreich, Fred ^b   Van Bemmel, Jan H ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body surface potential mapping; Computer assisted ECG interpretation; Electrocardiography; Precordial electrodes; Variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0030863644     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(97)80010-6     Document Type: Article

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