Characterization of fetal heart rate irregularity using approximate entropy and wavelet filtering

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2006, Pages 933-936

  Magalhaes F ^c   Marques De Sa J P ^a,c   Bernardes, J ^b,c   Ayres de Campos, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c INEB INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA BIOMÉDICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; NEONATAL MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

APPROXIMATE ENTROPY; FETAL HEART RATE; SIMULATED SIGNALS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WAVELET FILTERING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 50149100681     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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