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Model-based Assessment of f-Wave Signal Quality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Henriksson, Mikael LU ; Petrenas, Andrius ; Marozas, Vaidotas ; Sandberg, Frida LU and Sornmo, Leif LU (2018) In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 65(11). p.2600-2611
Abstract

Objective: The detection and analysis of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the ECG is greatly influenced by signal quality. The present study proposes and evaluates a model-based f-wave signal quality index (SQI), denoted S, for use in the QRST-cancelled ECG signal. Methods: S is computed using a harmonic f-wave model, allowing for variation in frequency and amplitude. The properties of S are evaluated on both f-waves and P-waves using 378 12-lead ECGs, 1875 single-lead ECGs, and simulated signals. Results: S decreases monotonically when noise is added to f-wave signals, even for noise which overlaps spectrally with f-waves. Moreover, S is shown to be closely associated with the accuracy of AF frequency estimation, where S>0.3... (More)

Objective: The detection and analysis of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the ECG is greatly influenced by signal quality. The present study proposes and evaluates a model-based f-wave signal quality index (SQI), denoted S, for use in the QRST-cancelled ECG signal. Methods: S is computed using a harmonic f-wave model, allowing for variation in frequency and amplitude. The properties of S are evaluated on both f-waves and P-waves using 378 12-lead ECGs, 1875 single-lead ECGs, and simulated signals. Results: S decreases monotonically when noise is added to f-wave signals, even for noise which overlaps spectrally with f-waves. Moreover, S is shown to be closely associated with the accuracy of AF frequency estimation, where S>0.3 implies accurate estimation. When S is used as a measure of f-wave presence, AF detection performance improves: the sensitivity increases from 97.0% to 98.1% and the specificity increases from 97.4% to 97.8% when compared to the reference detector. Conclusion: The proposed SQI represents a novel approach to assessing f-wave signal quality, as well as to determining whether f-waves are present. Significance: The use of S improves the detection of AF and benefits the analysis of noisy ECGs.

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AF detection, Atrial fibrillation (AF), Computational modeling, Detectors, ECG, Electrocardiography, Estimation, f-wave modeling, Frequency estimation, Harmonic analysis, Indexes, signal quality index (SQI)
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IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
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65
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11
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2600 - 2611
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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  • scopus:85042875412
  • pmid:29993509
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1558-2531
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10.1109/TBME.2018.2810508
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Modelling and Quality Assessment of Atrial Fibrillatory Waves
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English
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  author       = {{Henriksson, Mikael and Petrenas, Andrius and Marozas, Vaidotas and Sandberg, Frida and Sornmo, Leif}},
  issn         = {{1558-2531}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering}},
  title        = {{Model-based Assessment of f-Wave Signal Quality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2018.2810508}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/TBME.2018.2810508}},
  volume       = {{65}},
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