Multivariate ECG analysis for apnoea-bradycardia detection and characterisation in preterm infants

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 247-265

  Altuve, Miguel ^a   Carrault, Guy ^b   Cruz, Julio ^a   Beuchée, Alain ^b   Pladys, Patrick ^b   Hernández, Alfredo I ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Apnoea; Beat detection; Bradycardia; EAs; ECG segmentation; Electrocardiogram; Evolutionary algorithms; Preterm infant; Wavelet transform; WT

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

APNOEA; BEAT DETECTION; BRADYCARDIA; ECG SEGMENTATION; PRETERM INFANTS;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953143452     PISSN: 17526418     EISSN: 17526426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2011.039201     Document Type: Article

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