Signal processing methods for information enhancement in atrial fibrillation: Spectral analysis and non-linear parameters

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 271-281

  Corino, Valentina D A ^a   Sassi, Roberto ^b   Mainardi, Luca T ^a   Cerutti, Sergio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial signal; Endocardial recordings; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847067598     PISSN: 17468094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2006.12.003     Document Type: Review

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