Comparison Between Neural-Network-Based Adaptive Filtering and Wavelet Transform for ECG Characteristic Points Detection

Although thermodilution is generally viewed as reliable and accurate in comparison to the other cardiac output measurement techniques, there are important sources of error in thermodilution. In this paper, the authors propose a data-adaptive approach to the solution of these problems using the Composite Property Mapping Algorithm (CPMA). The CPMA technique is effective and accurate regardless of the volume of the injectate and the phase of the respiratory cycle in which the bolus injections are made. Due to the smaller size of the injectate that may be used, problems such as hypervolemia and hypothermia in the patient are not a concern and the thermodilution technique can be used as a continuous cardiac output monitoring system in both infants and adults