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ECG Data Compression: Some Practical Considerations

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Computing in Medicine

Part of the book series: Strathclyde Bioengineering Seminars ((KESE))

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Abstract

In computer assisted reporting of electrocardiograms, it is necessary to store and transmit relatively large volumes of data. ECG signals recorded at the body surface are amplified and A/D converted at a rate of 500 samples per second. In a system presently under development at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 10 body surface signals are simultaneously measured for 8 seconds. With an A/D resolution of 5 µV per bit, this provides 4.8 × 105 bits of information.

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  1. J. C. M. Peden
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J. P. Paul M. M. Jordan M. W. Ferguson-Pell B. J. Andrews

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© 1982 Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde

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Peden, J.C.M. (1982). ECG Data Compression: Some Practical Considerations. In: Paul, J.P., Jordan, M.M., Ferguson-Pell, M.W., Andrews, B.J. (eds) Computing in Medicine. Strathclyde Bioengineering Seminars. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06077-1_11

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