title: A computer program for ECG classification according to the Minnesota code.
abstract: A program for the automated generation of Minnesota-codes from the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded at rest has been developed. The program has been written as a part of the Modular TNO ECG/VCG Processing System. Results of the program on two sets of ECG'S (279 predominantly normal recordings and 286 consecutive recordings from a Cardiological Department) are presented. These electrocardiograms were also coded by hand by different ECG technicians. An agreement of 83% between hand and computer coding was obtained. One-third of the disagreements (6% of the cases) is caused by small differences (less than 5%) in the measurements between technicians and computer.
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening