Multichannel mapping of fetal magnetocardiogram in an unshielded hospital setting

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 376-382

  Brisinda, Donatella ^a   Comani, Silvia ^b   Meloni, Anna Maria ^a   Alleva, Giovanna ^b   Mantini, Dante ^c   Fenici, Riccardo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal arrhythmias; Fetal heart rate variability; Fetal magnetocardiography' independent component analysis; Unshielded magnetocardiography

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MATERNAL AGE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 18844394070     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1160     Document Type: Article

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