Computerized analysis of fetal heart rate variability using the matching pursuit technique as an indicator of fetal hypoxia during labor

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-169

  Salamalekis, E ^a,c   Hintipas, E ^a   Salloum, I ^a   Vasios, G ^b   Loghis, C ^a   Vitoratos, N ^a   Chrelias, Ch ^a   Creatsas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fetal heart rate variability; Fetal hypoxia; Matching pursuits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS HYPOXIA; FETUS MONITORING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABOR; LOW LOW FREQUENCY PARAMETER; MATCHING PURSUIT TECHNIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VERY LOW FREQUENCY PARAMETER; WELLBEING;

APGAR SCORE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DISTRESS; FETAL HYPOXIA; FETAL MONITORING; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33646808597     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050500233290     Document Type: Article

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