ECG signals reconstruction in subbands for noise suppression

• Autorzy: Kotas, M. , Moroń, T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this study, we propose a combination of two methods for ECG noise suppression. The first one is the robust principal component analysis, applied to QRS complexes reconstruction. The second is the method of weighted averaging of nonlinearly aligned signal cycles. The novelty of the approach consists in the way these methods are combined. First, a processed ECG signal is decomposed into three spectral subbands, of high, medium and low frequency. Then both methods are applied in such a way that their operation is prevented from the most common unfavorable factors. RPCA reconstructs QRS complexes in a medium and high frequency subbands added. This makes the method more immune to low frequency artifacts that can be caused by electrodes motion. Dynamic time-warping is performed on the medium frequency subband which again prevents the procedure from the unfavorable influence of electrode motion artifacts. After the warping paths have been determined, the weighted addition of nonlinearly aligned signal cycles is executed, separately in the three subbands, with optimal weights estimated in each subband. Finally, by the appropriate addition of the obtained signals, the whole spectrum ECG is reconstructed. In the experimental section, the method was investigated with the use of real and artificially generated signals. In both cases, it allowed for effective suppression of noise, preserving important features of the processed signals. When it was applied to ECG enhancement prior to determination of the QT interval, the measurements appeared to be remarkably immune to different types of noise.

Słowa kluczowe

PL

rekonstrukcja EKG; tłumienie zakłóceń; odstęp QT

EN

ECG reconstruction; noise suppression; QT interval

• Czasopismo: Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 37, no. 3
• Strony: 453--465
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kotas, M.

• Institute of Electronics, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland,

autor

Moroń, T.

• Institute of Electronics, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland,

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).

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DOI

10.1016/j.bbe.2017.03.002