Automatic optimization of multichannel electrode configurations for robust fetal heart rate detection by Blind Source Separation

• Published in: IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Galli, A., Peri, E., Rabotti, C., Ouzounov, S., Mischi, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.04.2023; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Accuracy; automatic quality assessment; Blind source separation; Cardiotocography - methods; Configuration management; EKG; Electrocardiography - methods; electrode configuration; electrode placement; Electrodes; Electrophysiological recording; Estimation; Feature extraction; Female; Fetal heart rate; Fetal monitoring; Fetal Monitoring - methods; fetal position; Fetuses; Guidelines; Heart rate; Heart Rate, Fetal; Humans; Monitoring; multi-channel measurements; Noise; Optimization; prediction; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Regression models; Signal to noise ratio; Support vector machines; Support Vector Regression

Objective. Fetal heart rate (fHR) evaluation is fundamental to guarantee timely medical intervention in case of pregnancy complications. Due to the limitations of traditional cardiotocography, multichannel electrophysiological recording was proposed as a viable alternative, which requires Blind Sour...