An algorithm for the recovery of fetal heart rate series from CTG data

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 663-669

  Cesarelli, M ^a   Romano, M ^a   Bifulco, P ^a   Fedele, F ^a   Bracale, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiotocography; Computerised CTG analysis; FHR series; Zero order interpolation

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; FETAL MONITORING; INTERPOLATION; NEUROLOGY;

CARDIOTOCOGRAPHIC (CTG) TRACING; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FETAL AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FETAL HEART RATE (FHR);

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; FETAL DISTRESS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 33947168320     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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