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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Obstetrics
  • Signal Processing

Background:

  • Fetal health monitoring relies heavily on fetal heart rate (FHR) assessment.
  • Non-invasive technologies like transabdominal fetal pulse oximeters (TFO) offer potential for additional fetal physiological markers, such as oxygen saturation.
  • Estimating FHR from TFO-acquired photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals is crucial for deriving oxygen saturation, but deep tissue optical sensing faces low signal-to-noise ratios and dynamic challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a multi-level data fusion algorithm for improved FHR estimation from TFO PPG signals.
  • To enhance the robustness of non-invasive fetal monitoring systems against optical deep tissue sensing challenges.
  • To improve the accuracy of FHR estimation for better fetal health evaluation during pregnancy.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed a hierarchical data fusion algorithm operating at raw data, feature, and decision levels.
  • Integrated data from multiple sensors to create a more coherent view of fetal tissue dynamics.
  • Validated the algorithm using in-vivo data from pregnant ewe experiments with TFO.

Main Results:

  • The three-level hierarchical data fusion algorithm demonstrated significant improvements in FHR estimation accuracy.
  • Achieved over 59% and 51% reduction in root-mean-squared error compared to single-level and two-level fusion methods, respectively.
  • The proposed approach effectively addressed challenges associated with low signal-to-noise ratios in deep tissue optical sensing.

Conclusions:

  • The developed multi-level data fusion algorithm offers a robust solution for enhancing FHR estimation in non-invasive fetal monitoring.
  • This technique holds promise for improving the reliability and accuracy of fetal health assessments using TFO.
  • The study underscores the potential of adaptive data integration to overcome limitations in optical deep tissue sensing for obstetrics.