A simple time domain algorithm for the detection of ventricular fibrillation in electrocardiogram

Signal, Image and Video Processing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Arafat, Muhammad Abdullah ^a   Chowdhury, Abdul Wadud ^b   Hasan, Md Kamrul ^a  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Isoelectric level; Normal sinus rhythm; Threshold crossing; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

DISEASES;

CLINICAL APPLICATION; COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE; ISOELECTRIC; NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; THRESHOLD-CROSSING; TIME-DOMAIN ALGORITHM; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951726636     PISSN: 18631703     EISSN: 18631711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11760-009-0136-1     Document Type: Article

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