title: Uterine electromyogram database and processing function interface: An open standard analysis platform for electrohysterogram signals.
abstract: The uterine electromyogram or electrohysterogram (EHG) is one of the most promising biophysical markers of preterm labor. At this time no recording parameter standard exists for EHG recordings which can be a problem for the establishment of international multicentric trials. In this paper, we present a management and processing system dedicated to storing and processing EHG signals. This system can process EHG signals recorded in different experimental conditions i.e. different sampling frequencies. The signal management is performed using an easy to use graphical user interface. Other available functions include visualization, preprocessing and analysis of EHG signals. The proposed processing functions provide temporal, spectral and time-scale parameters obtained from the EHG bibliography. The obtained results from real signals recorded in two different hospitals in two different countries are in accordance with the literature and demonstrate the potential of the proposed system. The incorporation of new functions is easy, due to a standardization of the EHG data formats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Reykjavik University, Iceland. jeremy@ru.is
authors.forename: Jérémy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Terrien
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marque
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gondry
authors.forename: Thora
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Steingrimsdottir
authors.forename: Brynjar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karlsson
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000502:physiology*