An algorithm for FHR estimation from foetal phonocardiographic signals

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-141

  Ruffo, M ^a   Cesarelli, M ^a   Romano, M ^a   Bifulco, P ^a   Fratini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

First foetal heart sound detection; Foetal phonocardiography; Passive foetal monitoring; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; FETAL MONITORING; HEART; PHONOCARDIOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOFTWARE QUALITY; SOFTWARE RELIABILITY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ALGORITHM PERFORMANCE; COMPLEX LOGIC BLOCKS; ESTIMATION ERRORS; FOETAL HEART RATES; HEART SOUND SIGNAL; HEART SOUNDS; RELIABILITY INDEX; STATISTIC PARAMETERS;

BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; FILTRATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGY; HEART BEAT; HEART SOUND; HUMAN; NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION; PERFORMANCE; PHONOCARDIOGRAPHY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QRS COMPLEX; RELIABILITY; RR INTERVAL; SAMPLE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77956652733     PISSN: 17468094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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