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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Signal Processing
    • Cardiovascular Physiology

    Background:

    • Pulse wave signals (PWSs) contain vital physiological and pathological information about the cardiovascular system.
    • Precise identification of characteristic points in PWSs is crucial for accurate cardiovascular analysis.
    • Signal integrity and high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are essential for reliable characteristic point detection.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an effective method for preprocessing PWSs to enhance the accuracy of characteristic point identification.
    • To address challenges related to baseline drift and high-frequency noise in PWSs.
    • To improve the analysis of the human cardiovascular system through precise PWS feature extraction.

    Main Methods:

    • A combined filter based on mathematical morphology was designed to simultaneously suppress baseline drift and high-frequency noise in PWSs.
    • Characteristic points were extracted by analyzing their positional relationship with zero-crossing points of wavelet coefficients.
    • A differential method was employed to calibrate positional offsets introduced by wavelet transform.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed combined filter effectively preprocesses PWSs, removing noise and drift.
    • The wavelet-based characteristic point extraction method, combined with differential calibration, accurately identifies key points.
    • Numerical simulations using reconstructed PWSs validated the method's accuracy.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed signal processing technique accurately identifies characteristic points in PWSs.
    • This method offers a robust approach for enhancing cardiovascular system analysis.
    • The findings contribute to more reliable and precise interpretation of pulse wave data.