Title :
Fast Technique for Noninvasive Fetal ECG Extraction
Author :
Martín-Clemente;Jose Luis Camargo-Olivares;Susana Hornillo-Mellado;Mar Elena;Isabel Roman
Author_Institution :
Department of Signal Theory and Communications, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Abstract :
This letter describes a fast and very simple algorithm for estimating the fetal electrocardiogram (FECG). It is based on independent component analysis, but we substitute its computationally demanding calculations for a much simpler procedure. The resulting method consists of two steps: 1) a dimensionality reduction step and 2) a computationally light postprocessing stage used to enhance the FECG signal.
Keywords :
"Electrocardiography","Independent component analysis","Signal processing","Postal services","Fetus","Fetal heart rate","Electrodes","Interference","Statistics","Principal component analysis"
Journal_Title :
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.2010.2059703
