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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Digital Signal Processing

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  • Traditional paper electrocardiograms (ECGs) pose challenges for data sharing and analysis due to varied formats and noise interference from digital photography.
  • Existing methods struggle with accurate conversion of analog ECG data to digital formats, hindering retrospective disease analysis and remote diagnostics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop novel methodologies for converting paper-recorded ECGs into accurate digital data.
  • To enhance the accuracy and reliability of ECG signal reconstruction for improved medical analysis and communication.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Hue Saturation Value (HSV) properties for effective gridline removal from ECG images.
  • Implemented an adaptive local thresholding method for robust foreground-background separation.
  • Developed an algorithm for automatic recognition of calibration square waves to ensure signal amplitude consistency.

Main Results:

  • Validated the signal reconstruction algorithm using MIT-BIH and PTB databases.
  • Achieved a high mean Pearson correlation coefficient (0.97 and 0.98) between reconstructed and original signals.
  • Demonstrated low mean absolute errors (0.324 and 0.241), indicating high reconstruction accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed method successfully converts paper ECGs into a digital format suitable for software analysis.
  • Automated techniques for ECG reference voltage acquisition and restoration significantly enhance reconstruction accuracy.
  • This approach facilitates improved data storage, medical communication, remote ECG analysis, and reduces diagnostic errors.