Computer-assisted electrocardiography in structured diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-96

  Porela, Pekka ^a   Hänninen, Kai Petri ^a   Vuorenmaa, Tapio ^a   Arstila, Matti ^a   Pulkki, Kari ^a   Bredbacka, Åse ^a   Antila, Kari J ^a   Jalonen, Jarmo ^a   Helenius, Hans ^a   Voipio Pulkki, Liisa Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Computer assisted electrocardiography; Diagnosis; MONICA

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0345466638     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017439950141894     Document Type: Article

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