title: A WBAN based cableless ECG acquisition system.
abstract: A Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) based 3-lead cableless electrocardiography (ECG) acquisition system is described. To enable truly cableless ECG monitoring, a new ECG measurement configuration and method that acquires ECG signals at individual lead locations referenced to a localized ground is proposed. The synthesized ECG signals are evaluated against the standard wired 3-lead configuration on the same test subject. Average Pearson correlation coefficients of 0.82, 0.95 and 0.86 have been achieved for Lead I, II and III signals respectively, demonstrating a high degree of similarity in the synthesized signals. Measurements are obtained via a custom wireless network platform utilizing a TDMA-based MAC protocol supporting the star topology and a proprietary front-end ECG acquisition system.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Dingjuan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Jaya Shankar
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Pathmasuntharam
authors.forename: Yong Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D059015:Wireless Technology