The Porto system for automated cardiotocographic signal analysis.
Cardiotocography (CTG) lacks reliability and reproducibility and these problems are believed to be overcome by computer analysis. In this article we describe a system developed for routine clinical automated CTG analysis based on a low cost personal computer. Presently the system has processed 70 ten minute tracings. Fetal heart rate baseline, acceleration--deceleration detection, and long term variability estimation were performed in a satisfactory way.
Bernardes
J
J
Department of Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal.
Moura
C
C
de Sa
J P
JP
Leite
L P
LP
D015148:Cardiotocography / Q000379:methods*; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software