ECG and echocardiography processing for decision support in heart failure

Author

Chiarugi, F. ; Colantonio, S. ; Emmanouilidou, D. ; Moroni, D. ; Perticone, F. ; Sciacqua, A. ; Salvetti, O.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Comput. Sci. (ICS), Found. for Res. & Technol. Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion

fYear

2008

fDate

14-17 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

649

Lastpage

652

Abstract

This paper presents an effective way to achieve a high level integration of signal and image processing methods in the general management of heart failure, by means of a clinical decision support system (CDSS). In particular, significant and suitably designed image and signal processing algorithms are introduced to objectively and reliably evaluate important features that can facilitate decisional problems in collaboration with the CDSS. Architectural details of the components of the CDSS needed for the seamless integration of image and signal analysis work-flows are finally discussed.

Keywords

decision support systems; echocardiography; electrocardiography; medical image processing; CDSS; ECG; clinical decision support system; diagnostic image processing algorithm; diagnostic signal processing algorithm; echocardiography processing; heart failure management; work-flow analysis; Algorithm design and analysis; Collaborative work; Decision support systems; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Heart; Image processing; Signal design; Signal processing; Signal processing algorithms;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology, 2008

Conference_Location

Bologna

ISSN

0276-6547

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3706-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.2008.4749125

Filename

4749125