title: The validation of a computerized system for the interpretation of the antepartum fetal heart rate tracings (version 89/2.34).
abstract: We have developed a knowledge-based system for the interpretation of the antepartum fetal heart rate tracings. This study consists of four groups of patient: (1) 49 normal pregnancies with a normal perinatal outcome; (2) 13 normal pregnancies with abnormal perinatal outcome; (3) 33 high-risk pregnancies with abnormal perinatal outcome; and (4) 16 high-risk pregnancies with normal perinatal outcome. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of our expert system (version 89/2.34) were estimated to be 60.0, 85.7, 75.0 and 75.0%, respectively. When the normal pregnancies with abnormal outcome and the high-risk pregnancies with normal outcome were excluded from the population, sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were calculated to be 57.7, 82.9, 68.2 and 75.6%, respectively (corrected values). The prevalance of abnormal outcome for this study was 41.7%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Beksaç
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Onderoğlu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Karakaş
mesh_terms: D015148:Cardiotocography / Q000379:methods*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity