Method of and apparatus for displaying and analyzing a physiological signal
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a representation of a physiological signal produced by an organ of interest of the patient, the method comprising the acts of:
- obtaining a portion of at least one physiological signal, the obtaining act including acquiring the at least one physiological signal from the exterior of the patient;
determining an area to display;
constructing a virtual image including (M) polygonal areas;
transforming the obtained signal to a plurality of values;
assigning each value to one of the (M) polygonal areas;
assigning a visual characteristic to each polygonal area based in part on the assigned values; and
displaying at least a portion of the virtual image including the assigned visual characteristics.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method of displaying a representation of a physiological signal produced by a patient. The method includes the acts of obtaining a portion of at least one physiological signal acquired from the patient, determining an area to display, and constructing a virtual image representing at least a portion of the patient. The virtual image including (M) polygonal areas. The method further includes transforming the obtained signal to a plurality of values, assigning each value to one of the (M) polygonal areas, assigning a visual characteristic to each polygonal area based in part on the assigned values, and displaying at least a portion of the virtual image including the assigned visual characteristics. The invention further provides a method of optimal feature selection for the classification of the physiological signals produced by a patient.
-
Citations
48 Claims
-
1. A method of displaying a representation of a physiological signal produced by an organ of interest of the patient, the method comprising the acts of:
-
obtaining a portion of at least one physiological signal, the obtaining act including acquiring the at least one physiological signal from the exterior of the patient;
determining an area to display;
constructing a virtual image including (M) polygonal areas;
transforming the obtained signal to a plurality of values;
assigning each value to one of the (M) polygonal areas;
assigning a visual characteristic to each polygonal area based in part on the assigned values; and
displaying at least a portion of the virtual image including the assigned visual characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
10. A method of displaying a representation of a physiological signal produced by an organ of interest of the patient, the method comprising the acts of:
-
obtaining a portion of at least one physiological signal acquired from the exterior of the patient, including the act of reading the at least one physiological signal from a memory device;
determining an area to display;
constructing a virtual image including (M) polygonal areas;
transforming the obtained signal to a plurality of values;
assigning each value to one of the (M) polygonal areas;
assigning a visual characteristic to each polygonal area based in part on the assigned values; and
displaying at least a portion of the virtual image including the assigned visual characteristics.
-
-
19. A method of displaying a representation of an electrocardiogram (ECG), the method comprising the acts of:
-
obtaining at least a portion of a multi-lead ECG acquired from the patient'"'"'s exterior;
determining an area to display;
constructing a virtual image including (M) polygonal areas;
transforming the obtain portion of the multi-lead ECG to (M) values;
assigning each value to one of the (M) polygonal areas, the assigning act resulting in each polygonal area having one of the (M) values;
assigning a visual characteristic to each polygonal area based in part on the assigned values; and
displaying at least a portion of the virtual image including the assigned visual characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
-
-
32. A method of analyzing a physiological signal produced by a patient and generating an optimal set of signals for particular diagnosis, the method comprising the acts of:
-
obtaining (N) voltages from (N) signals, respectively, the (N) signals representing the physiological signal, (N) being greater than one;
converting the (N) voltages to (M) values, where (M) is greater than (N);
optimizing the (M) values to (P) values, where (P) is less than (M). - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
-
Specification