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Generalization of ML Models Between ECG and VCG Representation
Lucas Plagwitz1, Lucas Bickmann2, Julian Varghese2
1Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Münster.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|May 23, 2026
Summary
Transferring 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG) data to vectorcardiogram (VCG) representations is feasible but depends on the acquisition system. The V6-X lead configuration offers the most stable cross-lead performance for this ECG-VCG transfer.
Area of Science:
- Medical Machine Learning
- Cardiovascular Signal Processing
Background:
- Integrating diverse data sources is crucial for medical machine learning.
- Standard 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG) data is not always available; datasets often contain single-lead ECG or vectorcardiogram (VCG) recordings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the transferability of 12-lead ECG data into VCG representations.
- To identify factors influencing the accuracy and stability of ECG-VCG data conversion.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 12-lead ECG data and its transformation into VCG.
- Comparison of transferability across different acquisition systems (clinical vs. Holter).
- Evaluation of various lead configurations for optimal VCG reconstruction.
Main Results:
- The transferability of 12-lead ECG data to VCG is influenced by the data acquisition system.
- Clinical and Holter-based systems exhibit different transfer characteristics.
- The V6-X lead configuration demonstrated the most consistent cross-lead performance.
Conclusions:
- ECG-VCG data transfer is achievable, but system-dependent.
- The V6-X lead configuration is recommended for stable ECG-VCG data conversion.
- Findings support the integration of VCG data derived from 12-lead ECG in machine learning models.
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