Detection and Processing Techniques of FECG Signal for Fetal Monitoring: Biological Procedures Online

Ma Hasan, Mbi Reaz, Mi Ibrahimy, Ms Hussain, J Uddin

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Abstract

Abstract Fetal electrocardiogram (FECG) signal contains potentially precise information that could assist clinicians in making more appropriate and timely decisions during labor. The ultimate reason for the interest in FECG signal analysis is in clinical diagnosis and biomedical applications. The extraction and detection of the FECG signal from composite abdominal signals with powerful and advance methodologies are becoming very important requirements in fetal monitoring. The purpose of this review paper is to illustrate the various methodologies and developed algorithms on FECG signal detection and analysis to provide efficient and effective ways of understanding the FECG signal and its nature for fetal monitoring. A comparative study has been carried out to show the performance and accuracy of various methods of FECG signal analysis for fetal monitoring. Finally, this paper further focused some of the hardware implementations using electrical signals for monitoring the fetal heart rate. This paper opens up a passage for researchers, physicians, and end users to advocate an excellent understanding of FECG signal and its analysis procedures for fetal heart rate monitoring system.
Original languageEnglish
JournalBiological Procedures Online
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Mar 2009
Externally publishedYes

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