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The paper describes a method, based on a genetic algorithm, to remove sinusoidal powerline interference in electrocardiograms. There is a report on the use of the genetic algorithm to remove powerline interference for two different types of interference, powerline interference with frequency drift, and interference with frequency drift as well as third- harmonic distortion. The studies are conducted on electrocardiograms with simulated interference and also on actual noisy electrocardiogram records. The results obtained using the genetic algorithm in these cases of interference are presented.
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Kumaravel, N., Nithiyanandam, N. Genetic-algorithm cancellation of sinusoidal powerline interference in electrocardiograms. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 36, 191–196 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02510742
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