Title :
A novel method for digitizing standard ECG papers
Author :
Chebil, Jalel ; Al-Nabulsi, Jamal ; Al-Maitah, Mohammed
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Hashemite Univ., Zarqa
Abstract :
Conversion of ECG papers into digital form is very important for both clinical and research purposes. This paper proposes some improvements to the existing digitization process by selecting appropriate image resolution during scanning and using neighborhood and median approach during the extraction and digitization of the ECG waveform. Results indicate that the developed software preserve the essential features of the ECG waveform.
Keywords :
document handling; electrocardiography; image resolution; medical computing; ECG paper; ECG waveform; digital form; digitizing standard; image resolution; image scanning; Databases; Digital images; Electrocardiography; Heart; Hospitals; Hyperspectral imaging; Image converters; Image resolution; Indexes; Pixel;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Communication Engineering, 2008. ICCCE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1691-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1692-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCE.2008.4580816
