A review of signal processing techniques for non-invasive fetal electrocardiography

R Kahankova, R Martinek, R Jaros… - IEEE reviews in …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fetal electrocardiography (fECG) is a promising alternative to cardiotocography continuous
fetal monitoring. Robust extraction of the fetal signal from the abdominal mixture of maternal …

Noise reduction in ECG signals using fully convolutional denoising autoencoders

HT Chiang, YY Hsieh, SW Fu, KH Hung, Y Tsao… - Ieee …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is an efficient and noninvasive indicator for arrhythmia
detection and prevention. In real-world scenarios, ECG signals are prone to be …

Prediction of labor induction success from the uterine electrohysterogram

C Benalcazar-Parra, Y Ye-Lin… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pharmacological agents are often used to induce labor. Failed inductions are associated
with unnecessarily long waits and greater maternal‐fetal risks, as well as higher costs. No …

A 5-channel unipolar fetal-ECG readout IC for patch-based fetal monitoring

R Van Wegberg, W Sijbers, S Song… - … 2019-IEEE 45th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a 5-channel unipolar fetal electrocardiogram readout IC for monitoring
the health of a fetus during pregnancy. Each readout channel includes an instrumentation …

Simulator of a full fetal electrocardiogram measurement chain by multichannel capacitive sensing

L Xu, C Rabotti, Y Zhang, R Vullings… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Long-term ambulatory monitoring of the fetal heart rate (fHR) can greatly increase insight
into fetal well-being and reduce pregnancy risks. Unfortunately, the existing solutions using …

Fabric electrode assembly

AJ Carlile, AS Iyer - US Patent App. 29/644,539, 2019 - Google Patents
FIG. 1 is a top, plan view of a fabric electrode assembly showing our new ornamental
design. FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof. FIG. 4 is a …

[HTML][HTML] A portable prototype for diagnosing fetal arrhythmia

A Corona-Figueroa - Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2019 - Elsevier
Expert knowledge and proper techniques are necessary for diagnosing and treating fetal
cardiac disease. Fetal arrhythmia represents an important part of fetal cardiac disease as it …

Influence of system configuration on the quality of non-invasive fetal electrocardiography measurement

J Brablik, R Kahankova, R Martinek - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a pilot study investigating the influence of various parameters on the
quality of electronic fetal monitoring based on non-invasive fetal electrocardiography. The …

Challenges of wearable health monitors: a case study of foetal ECG monitor

C Balakrishna, E Rendon-Morales… - 2019 Global IoT …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
IoT-based wearable health monitoring devices promise multiple benefits such as remote
diagnosis, early-warnings, continuous home-care monitoring etc. These technologies will …

[PDF][PDF] Measurement of the electromechanical uterine activity in the non-pregnant human uterus

F Sammali - 2019 - research.tue.nl
Similar to other smooth‐muscle organs, the uterus is able to spontaneously contract. While
the contractile activity of the uterus is mostly known for its role in the expulsion of the foetus …