• 대한전기학회논문지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.127-135
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• 1986

This paper represents a real time algorithm which improves the some drawbacks in the past methods for detection of the QRS conplexes of ECG signals. In the conventional method we can't detect QRS complex and QRS duration more correctly in case of (1) the contaminated ECG with 60Hz noise, muscle noise. (2) the movement of the baseline for a QRS complex. (3) being abnormal QRS complex with prolonging QRS. Therefore, we have proposed a new algorithm which can detect accurate QRS complex detection in case of the contaminated ECG with 60Hz noise, muscle noise, and movement of baseline for QRS complex. Moreover, in case of prolonging QRS we accomplished to detect not only QRS complex but also a single pulse that has a width proportional to QRS duration. This algorithm which is proposed in our paper in our paper in programmed with 6502 assembly language for real time ECG signal processing.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.280-289
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• 2022

In this paper, we present a QRS-complex detection algorithm to calculate an accurate heartbeat and clearly recognize irregular rhythm from ECG signals. The conventional Pan-Tompkins algorithm brings false QRS detection in the derivative when QRS and noise signals have similar instant variation. The proposed algorithm uses amplitude differences in 7 adjacent samples to detect QRS-complex which has the highest amplitude variation. The calculated amplitude is cubed to dominate QRS-complex and the moving average method is applied to diminish the noise signal's amplitude. Finally, a decision rule with a threshold value is applied to detect accurate QRS-complex. The calculated signals with Pan-Tompkins and proposed algorithms were compared by signal-to-noise ratio to evaluate the noise reduction degree. QRS-complex detection performance was confirmed by sensitivity and the positive predictive value(PPV). Normal ECG, muscle noise ECG, PVC, and atrial fibrillation signals were achieved which were measured from an ECG simulator. The signal-to-noise ratio difference between Pan-Tompkins and the proposed algorithm were 8.1, 8.5, 9.6, and 4.7, respectively. All ratio of the proposed algorithm is higher than the Pan-Tompkins values. It indicates that the proposed algorithm is more robust to noise than the Pan-Tompkins algorithm. The Pan-Tompkins algorithm and the proposed algorithm showed similar sensitivity and PPV at most waveforms. However, with a noisy atrial fibrillation signal, the PPV for QRS-complex has different values, 42% for the Pan-Tompkins algorithm and 100% for the proposed algorithm. It means that the proposed algorithm has superiority for QRS-complex detection in a noisy environment.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 1995

본 논문은 새로운 QRS comlex의 검출 알고리듬의 설계에 관한 연구로서 전처리 과정에 있어서 2단계의 적응 여파기를 설계하여 효과적인 잡음 제거 능력을 갖는 알고리듬을 제안 하였다. 1단계에서는 배경 잡음을 제거하고 2단계에서는 QRS complex만을 통과시킴으로, 잡음의 변동 뿐만 아니라 QRS comlex의 변화에도 적응 할 수 있게 하였다. 2단계의 적응 여파기는 각각 예측 오차 여과기와 유한 임펄스 응답을 갖는 여과기로 구성된다. 이때, 유한 임펄스 여과기의 계수는 예측 아 여과기의 계수를 이용하였다. MIT/BIT 데이타 베이스 중에서 비교적 잡음이 심한 105번과 108번을 가지고 실험을 한 결과 각각 99.3%와 97.4%의 검출율을 나타내었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 1989

This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.507-514
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• 1996

The automated ECG diagnostic systems in hospital have a low P-wave detection capacity in case of some diseases like conduction block. The purpose of this study is to improve the P-wave detection ca- pacity using wavelet transform. The first procedure is to remove baseline drift by subtracting the median filtered signal from the original signal. The second procedure is to cancel ECG's QRS-T complex from median filtered signal to get P-wave candidate. Before we subtracted the templete from QRS-T complex, we estimated the best matching between templete and QRS-T complex to minimize the error. Then, wavelet transform was applied to confirm P-wave. In particular, haiti wavelet was used to magnify P-wave that consisted of low frequency components and to reject high frequency noise of QRS-T complex cancelled signal. Finally, p-wave was discriminated and confirmed by threshold value. By using this method, We can got the around 95.1% P-wave detection. It was compared with contextual information.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.263-273
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• 1996

The time instants, at which QRS complexes are detected, are used in the electrocardioyam rhythm analysis. Hence, it is necessary that all QRS complexes are detected and that no other waves or artifacts are wrongly labeled as such. These time instants are also used in other tasks as an indication of the location of significant events in the ECG. For example, the QRS typification algorithm uses these points to define the region of interest for complex comparison and alignment. When waveform recognition is drone for each complex, these points are used to define search intervals in which the onset and the end of the QRS nmplex have to be found This paper proposes the method for the detection of QRS complexes and decision rule for the classification scheme. The efficiency of the detection is demonstrated with the aid of an internationally validated CSE(Common Standard for Quantitative Electrocardioyaph) data set 3 and 4.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2012

In order to analyze the ECG, it is important to pinpoint the repeat interval of the ECG. In this paper, we present an efficient algorithm for finding the QRS complex on the ECG. We escaped from the conventional methods to go through multiple steps of preprocessing to make ECG easier to find the QRS complex. We selected the candidate peak that has the possibility of the QRS complex in original ECG, and used technique to find the QRS complex among the candidate peak. In this way, we could get similar efficiency to Pan & Tompkins Algorithm that is most representative QRS complex detection algorithm, just used fewer operations than Pan & Tompkins Algorithm.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.377-380
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• 1996

The purpose of this paper is to improve the P-wave detection capacity using wavelet transform. The first procedure is to remove baseline drift using the median filter. The second procedure is to cancel ECG's QRS-T complex with ECG's QRS-T complex templete to get P-wave candidate. Before we cancelled out the QRS-T complex, we estimated the best matching between templete and QRS-T complex to minimize the error. Then, Harr wavelet was used to eleminate the high frequency noise of ECG wave form cancelled the QRS-T complex. Finally, P-wave was discriminated and confirmed by threshold value. By using this method, We can got the around 95.1% P-wave detection.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.40-47
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• 2010

본 연구는 심초음파에서 사용되는 실시간 심전도 QRS 검출성능 및 심전도 trigger 시간 지연 등의 생체신호측정모듈의 성능 개선을 확인하고자 하였다. 심초음파에서 사용되는 생체신호측정모듈의 심전도 QRS 검출에 대한 성능 평가 중에서 심전도 QRS 크기와 폭에 따른 검출성능, Tall T-wave 제거성능, 부정맥이 있는 심전도의 QRS 검출성능 및 Pacer pulse 검출성능은 심전도 국제 규격인 EC-13을 기준으로 성능을 비교 평가하였으며, QRS의 trigger 신호 지연 시간 및 기저선 복귀시간은 기존에 상용화되어 심초음파에 사용되고 있는 생체신호측정모듈의 성능과 비교 평가하였다. 본 연구에서는 위 4가지 항목은 국제규격인 EC-13 기준을 크게 만족하였으며, QRS의 trigger 신호 지연 시간은 심박수에 따라 17m~21ms 빠른 검출 결과를 보였으며 심전도 기저선 복귀시간도 1 beat 이상 빠른 결과를 보였다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.126-131
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 웨이블릿 변환을 통하며 QRS complex를 검출 하며, 32비트 고정 소수점 연산이 가능한 프로세서에도 동작하도록 알고리즘 최적화 기법을 제시한다. 먼저 입력 ECG 신호를 밴드 패스 필터를 통과 시키고, 3개의 서로 다른 웨이블릿 함수를 하나로 병합한 웨이블릿 함수를 이용하여 웨이블릿 변환을 하며, 다음으로 시간 평균 함수를 뒤에 마지막으로 QRS complex를 검출 한다. 제안 알고리즘은 MIT-BIH arrhythmia database에 적용하여 검증한다. 모든 과정은 32비트 고정 소수점 연산으로 구현되며, 삼각함수 같은 복잡한 연산은 테이블화 하였다. 검출 알고리즘은 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통해 평가 한다.