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¹Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu, Ostrava, 708 00, Czechia.

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A novel algorithm combining Grey wolf optimization (GWO) and sequential analysis (SA) accurately extracts non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram (NI-fECG) signals. This GWO-SA method effectively removes maternal ECG interference, improving fetal monitoring accuracy.

Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Signal Processing
Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Background:

Non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram (NI-fECG) monitoring is crucial for fetal well-being.
Extracting NI-fECG is challenging due to overlapping maternal ECG (mECG) signals.
Existing methods struggle with accurate separation of fetal and maternal signals.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a novel algorithm for accurate NI-fECG extraction.
To improve the efficacy of fetal heart rate (fHR) parameter determination.
To address the challenge of mECG interference in NI-fECG signals.

Main Methods:

A hybrid algorithm combining Grey wolf optimization (GWO) and sequential analysis (SA) was developed (GWO-SA).
The GWO-SA method optimizes template matching for accurate mECG elimination.

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The algorithm was tested on real-world Labour and Pregnancy NI-fECG databases.

Main Results:

The GWO-SA method demonstrated high accuracy in NI-fECG extraction, with average ACC up to 95.66% and F1 scores up to 97.44%.
Evaluation metrics including accuracy (ACC), sensitivity (SE), positive predictive value (PPV), and F1 score confirmed method efficacy.
The algorithm achieved superior performance compared to state-of-the-art approaches in determining fHR parameters.

Conclusions:

The proposed GWO-SA algorithm offers an effective and accurate solution for NI-fECG extraction.
This method significantly improves the reliability of fetal monitoring through enhanced signal separation.
The GWO-SA approach shows promise for clinical application in maternal-fetal health monitoring.