title: Methodology of ECG interpretation in the Louvain program.
abstract: The Louvain program performs the analysis and interpretation of the vectorcardiogram (VCG) to increase the clinical utility of ECG analysis. Among its original features, there are (1) a high-resolution vector-loop display for visual analysis, (2) quantitative analysis of the spatial VCG using age-sex stratified limits, (3) separate software for adult and pediatric series and (4) complementary deterministic and statistical methods of diagnostic classification. Using objective, ECG-independent evidence as a reference standard, the Louvain program has shown satisfactory levels of diagnostic accuracy in most basic categories. However, its usefulness is especially marked in "borderline" or "complex" situations, where the 12-lead ECG cannot provide a clear answer. It corresponds to the concept of "computer-assisted ECG interpretation" as opposed to "computer ECG analysis".
authors.affiliation: Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Brohet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Derwael
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fesler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D002648:Child; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D014672:Vectorcardiography / Q000379:methods