Novel approach to search for individual signal complexes in complex fractionated atrial electrograms using wavelet transform

Proceedings of the IEEE/EMBS Region 8 International Conference on Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, ITAB

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 83-86

  Kremen, V ^a   Lhotska, L ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atrial electrogram; Atrial fibrillation; Signal complexes; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; DISEASES; WAVELET DECOMPOSITION; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ATRIAL ELECTROGRAMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTOMATIC SEARCHES; ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES; PREDICTIVE INFORMATION; SIGNAL COMPLEX; SIGNAL DECOMPOSITION; SIGNAL PROCESSING ALGORITHMS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 50049128922     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITAB.2007.4407350     Document Type: Conference Paper

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