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Computationally efficient sub-band coding of ECG signals

J H Husøy1, T Gjerde

  • 1Rogaland University Centre, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ullandhaug, Stavanger, Norway.

Medical Engineering & Physics
|March 1, 1996
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This study introduces a novel data compression technique for electrocardiogram (ECG) signals using sub-band coding. The method achieves significant compression ratios (5-15) without losing clinical information, making it suitable for real-time PC implementation.

Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Data Compression

Background:

  • Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal data requires efficient compression for storage and transmission.
  • Traditional compression methods may not be optimal for the unique characteristics of ECG data.
  • Sub-band coding, successful in speech and image compression, is explored for ECG signals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a novel data compression technique for discrete time ECG signals.
  • To assess the effectiveness of sub-band coding with quadrature mirror filter banks (QMF) for ECG data.
  • To determine optimal parameters for achieving high compression ratios without compromising clinical information.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a sub-band coding system utilizing quadrature mirror filter banks (QMF).

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  • Consideration of both Finite Impulse Response (FIR) and Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filter banks.
  • Application of thresholding, uniform quantization, run-length coding, and Huffman coding to sub-bands.
  • Extensive simulations to evaluate performance with varying numbers of sub-bands.

    • Main Results:

    • A choice of 16 sub-bands was found to be optimal for ECG signal compression.
    • Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filter banks demonstrated superior computational efficiency compared to FIR.
    • The proposed scheme achieved compression ratios ranging from 5 to 15.
    • No loss of clinically relevant information was observed at these compression ratios.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed sub-band coding scheme is effective for compressing ECG signals.
    • The technique is suitable for real-time implementation on personal computers (PCs).
    • Achievable compression ratios of 5-15 preserve essential clinical diagnostic information.