Title :
PhysioNet: a Web-based resource for the study of physiologic signals
Author :
Moody, George B. ; Mark, Roger G. ; Goldberger, Ary L.
Author_Institution :
Harvard-MIT Div. of Health Sci. & Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Free access to a signals archive and a signal processing/analysis software library fosters online collaboration. This article aims to introduce PhysioNet as a resource to the biomedical research community. After a capsule summary of its history and goals, we discuss what PhysioNet offers to researchers, describe some of the technology needed to support these functions, and conclude with observations gleaned from PhysioNet´s first year of service.
Keywords :
database management systems; information resources; medical information systems; neurophysiology; sleep; MIMIC database; PhysioNet; Web-based resource; apnoea database; online collaboration; physiologic signals; polysomnographic database; signal processing/analysis software library; signals archive library; Algorithm design and analysis; Biomedical signal processing; Databases; Medical diagnostic imaging; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Open source software; Signal analysis; Signal processing; Software libraries; Web sites; Databases, Factual; Humans; Internet; Monitoring, Physiologic; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
