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Data processing of stress ECGs using discrete cosine transform
V. Jagadeesh Kumar,
Published in Elsevier B.V.
1998
PMID: 9878976
Volume: 28
   
Issue: 6
Pages: 639 - 658
Abstract
The signal processing steps for the analysis of stress ECGs are aimed at improving the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of recordings in addition to eliminating artifacts due to respiration, movement of arms, etc. In this paper, we bring forth two important applications of the discrete cosine transform (DCT) for noise suppression and removal of baseline wander. The noise suppression algorithm has been framed on the basis of a two step procedure involving singular value decomposition (SVD) smoothing operation in transform domain followed by that in time domain. The mean square error (MSE) resulting from the first step is shown to effectively follow the trend obtained by using an ideal Wiener filter using DCT. In the second step, the degree of closeness to the minimum mean square error (MMSE) of the ideal Wiener filter is improved by subjecting the filtered outputs to a second SVD smoothing operation in time domain. Application of this scheme to noisy records has resulted in near perfect reproduction of the original noise free ECG without significant alterations in its morphological features.
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JournalData powered by TypesetComputers in Biology and Medicine
PublisherData powered by TypesetElsevier B.V.
ISSN00104825
Open AccessNo
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    SIGNAL NOISE RATIO
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    Algorithms
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