Title :
Twelve-lead simulation for testing interpretive ECG machines
Author :
Tompkins, Willis J. ; Luo, Shuqian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
A 12-led electrocardiogram (ECG) simulator for producing realistic signals that are useful for testing interpretive ECG machines has been developed. The simulator synthesizes about 100 12-lead ECGs with different morphological characteristics and rhythms. The operator can control the heart rate and the amplitudes of a sinusoidal baseline drift function, a pseudorandom noise source, and 60-Hz interference. The simulator, written in the C programming language on an IBM PC, provides the ECG signals through a multichannel digital-to-analog converter
Keywords :
digital simulation; electrocardiography; machine testing; medical diagnostic computing; 60 Hz; C programming language; ECG morphological characteristics; ECG rhythms; IBM PC; heart rate; interpretive ECG machines testing; multichannel digital-to-analog converter; pseudorandom noise source; sinusoidal baseline drift function; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Digital-analog conversion; Electrocardiography; Encoding; Heart rate; Optical surface waves; Physics; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1990., Proceedings of Third Annual IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chapel Hill, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9040-2
DOI :
10.1109/CBMSYS.1990.109397
