A real-time QRS detection method based on moving-averaging incorporating with wavelet denoising

Szi Wen Chen*, Hsiao Chen Chen, Hsiao Lung Chan

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, a simple moving average-based computing method for real-time QRS detection is proposed. In addition, for signal preprocessing our detection algorithm also incorporates a wavelet-based denoising procedure to effectively reduce the noise level for electrocardiogram (ECG) data. The overall computational structure of the proposed algorithm allows the QRS detection to be performed and implemented in real-time with high time- and memory-efficiency. Algorithm performance was evaluated against the MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Database. The numerical results indicated that the novel algorithm finally achieved about 99.5% of the detection rate for the standard database, and also, it could function reliably even under the condition of poor signal quality in the measured ECG data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)187-195
Number of pages9
JournalComputer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Volume82
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 06 2006

Keywords

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Moving average
  • QRS detection
  • Wavelet denoising

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