ECG Coding for Compression Enhancement in Telemedicine

Mohammadvali’ee, Mohsen; Mahloojifar, Ali

doi:10.22041/ijbme.2013.13210

Document Type : Full Research Paper

Authors

¹ M.Sc., Biomedical Department, Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University

² Assistant Professor, Biomedical Department, Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University

10.22041/ijbme.2013.13210

Abstract

One of the most important goals for increasing the recognition and treatment revenue is transmitting the vital data to medical care team, more quickly. Nowadays, use of new technologies for transmission of data is extending every day. In this research, for transmitting electrocardiogram, first we code the signal into a matrix of codes, then we will use bluetooth technology to transmit data from offset device to target device. Signal coding will affect in sending and storing data. This suite of codes that form for the first time in this method, include number and type of extermumes, time of occurring them, samples of signal and etc. We complete the coding, using arithmetic coding. The input of arithmetic coding is the extracted suite of coefficients and the output is arithmetic codes. We use SD-200 serial bluetooth modules produced by SENA™ in transmission of coding coefficients. The transmitter sends extracted coefficients and receptor receives them and reconstructs the primary signal. For testing and evaluating the method, we use MIT–BIH arrhythmia database. In our method, when average Percentage of Root Mean Square Differential (PRD) is equal to 5.93%, Compression Ratio (CR) and Cross Correlation (CC) is equal to 8.69 and 99.8%, respectively. Beside, when PRD is about 10.21%, CR and CC is 13.03 and 99.47%, respectively. The maximum standard deviation of compression ratio in two states is 4.17.

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Main Subjects

Biomedical Signal Processing / Medical Signal Processing / Biosignal Processing

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Iranian Journal of Biomedical Engineering

ECG Coding for Compression Enhancement in Telemedicine

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Volume 7, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
June 2013
Pages 265-276

ECG Coding for Compression Enhancement in Telemedicine

References

References

Volume 7, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3June 2013Pages 265-276

Volume 7, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
June 2013
Pages 265-276