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A Reliable Method for Fetal ECG Extraction from Abdominal Recordings

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Medical Informatics Europe 84

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics ((LNMED,volume 24))

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The application and some experimental results of a new method for fetal ECG extraction from abdominal recordings are discussed. It is shown that this new technique offers considerable advantages relative to other techniques. Not only conceptually, but also from a practical point of view. It estimates the fetal equivalent heart dipole vector directly, with an optimal signal to noise ratio, and without introducing any distortion. The method applies the singular value decomposition, rendering it efficient, reliable and accurate.

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  1. Laboratory of G. I. Motility, Department of Medical Research, University of Leuven, Belgium

    J. Vanderschoot, G. Vantrappen & J. Janssens

  2. ESAT Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Leuven, Belgium

    J. Vandewalle & W. Sansen

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  1. Centre d’informatique Medicale, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc., av. Hippocrate 10, bte 3718, 1200, Bruxelles, Belgium

    F. H. Roger

  2. Div. Medical Informatics, Univ. Hosp. Gasthuisberg, 49 Herestraat, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    J. L. Willems

  3. The Federated Dublin Voluntary Hospitals, James’St., P.O. Box 795, Dublin 8, Ireland

    R. R. O’Moore

  4. North East Thames Regional Health Authority, 40, Eastbourne Terrace, W2 3QR, London, Great Britain

    B. Barber

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Vanderschoot, J., Vantrappen, G., Janssens, J., Vandewalle, J., Sansen, W. (1984). A Reliable Method for Fetal ECG Extraction from Abdominal Recordings. In: Roger, F.H., Willems, J.L., O’Moore, R.R., Barber, B. (eds) Medical Informatics Europe 84. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93264-9_49

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