Real-time signal processing for fetal heart rate monitoring

Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn and Ahmed, Firoz and Mohd Ali, M. A. and Zahedi, Admond (2003) Real-time signal processing for fetal heart rate monitoring. IEEE Transaction on Biomedical Engineering, 50 (2). pp. 258-262. ISSN 0018-9294

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Abstract

An algorithm based on digital filtering, adaptive thresholding, statistical properties in the time domain, and differencing of local maxima and minima has been developed for the simultaneous measurement of the fetal and maternal heart rates from the maternal abdominal electrocardiogram during pregnancy and labor for ambulatory monitoring. A microcontroller-based system has been used to implement the algorithm in real-time. A Doppler ultrasound fetal monitor was used for statistical comparison on five volunteers with low risk pregnancies, between 35 and 40 weeks of gestation. Results showed an average percent root mean square difference of 5.32% and linear correlation coefficient from 0.84 to 0.93. The fetal heart rate curves remained inside a 5-beats-per-minute limit relative to the reference ultrasound method for 84.1% of the time

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4637/29539
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Abdominal electrocardiogram, digital filtering, Doppler ultrasound, fetal heart rate
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Muhammad Ibrahimy
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2013 11:28
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2013 11:28
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/29539

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