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Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering >> 2019, Volume 20, Issue 3 doi: 10.1631/FITEE.1700413

A novel method based on convolutional neural networks for deriving standard 12-lead ECG from serial 3-lead ECG

1. Automation School, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
2. Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75105, Sweden
3. School of Economic and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
4. Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tehran 14155-4364, Iran

Received: 2017-06-22 Revised: 2018-01-10 Accepted: 2019-04-09 Available online: 2019-05-05

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Abstract

Reconstruction of a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) from a serial 3-lead ECG has been researched in the past to satisfy the need for more wearing comfort and ambulatory situations. The accuracy and real-time performance of traditional methods need to be improved. In this study, we present a novel method based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for the synthesis of missing precordial leads. The results show that the proposed method receives better similarity and consumes less time using the PTB database. Particularly, the presented method shows outstanding performance in reconstructing the pathological ECG signal, which is crucial for cardiac diagnosis. Our CNN-based method is shown to be more accurate and time-saving for deployment in non-hospital situations to synthesize a standard 12-lead ECG from a reduced lead-set ECG recording. This is promising for real cardiac care.

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