Time-frequency characterization of atrial fibrillation from surface ECG based on Hilbert-Huang transform

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 381-389

  Huang, Z ^a   Chen, Y ^b   Pan, M ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Hilbert Huang transform; Instantaneous frequency; Surface ECG; Time frequency characterization

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HILBERT HUANG TRANSFORM (HHT); INSTANTANEOUS FREQUENCY; TIME-FREQUENCY CHARACTERIZATION;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECTRUM; TIME; WAVEFORM;

ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34548078734     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900601165314     Document Type: Article

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