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A study of a fetal heart rate calculation system based on R-R interval
Yisong Zhang1,1, Song Zhang1,1, Lin Yang1
1College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Intelligent Physiological Measurement and Clinical Translation, Beijing International Base for Scientific and Technological Cooperation, Beijing, 100024, China.
Background:
Fetal electrocardiogram (FECG) can be obtained in a non-invasive manner to monitor fetal growth status.
Objective:
In this study, a fetal heart rate (FHR) calculation system was proposed, which consists of the FECG recorder (MF-HOLTER) and the FECG monitoring software (FECG-MS). The abdomen electrocardiogram (AECG) of pregnant woman is acquired through the MF-HOLTER. The FECG-MS packs the AECG data and calls the FECG separation algorithm to obtain the separated FECG and the fetal QRS (FQRS) position. The FHR is further obtained by calculating the R-R interval value. At the same time, this study proposed a FQRS position correction algorithm to calculate the correct FHR values.
Method:
In order to verify the accuracy of the FHR calculation, the ECG signal of FLUKE's PS320 FETAL SIMULATOR and clinical data were simultaneously tested.
Results:
The accuracy rate is over 98% in processing the simulator's data. In processing clinical data, the FHR values obtained by both the system proposed in this study and Monica AN24 are very close, and the difference is less than 1 bpm.
Conclusion:
The results show that the FHR calculation system is accurate and stable, and has a positive application value and prospect.
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