Fetal ECG monitoring
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1. A method for fetal monitoring comprising:
- acquiring electrical signals from a plurality of electrodes, including a plurality of electrodes applied to a maternal abdominal region;
analyzing the electrical signals, including performing a morphological analysis of fetal electrocardiogram signals;
determining a clinical indicator of a pathologic condition from a result of performing the morphological analysis.
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Abstract
A method for fetal monitoring includes acquiring electrical signals from a set of electrodes, for example, a set of surface electrodes applied to a maternal abdominal region. The electrical signals are analyzed, including by performing a morphological analysis of fetal electrocardiogram signals. A clinical indicator is then determined from a result of performing the morphological analysis.
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1. A method for fetal monitoring comprising:
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acquiring electrical signals from a plurality of electrodes, including a plurality of electrodes applied to a maternal abdominal region; analyzing the electrical signals, including performing a morphological analysis of fetal electrocardiogram signals; determining a clinical indicator of a pathologic condition from a result of performing the morphological analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A fetal monitoring system comprising:
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a data acquisition system for acquiring surface signals including signals representing surface measurements of cardiac activity; a signal analyzer coupled to the data acquisition system, configured to analyze the acquired surface signals to generate an output having at least a clinical indicator characterizing a pathologic condition, the signal analyzer including; a signal processor for extracting fetal electrocardiogram signals from the acquired surface signals; and a clinical condition detector configured to perform a morphological analysis of the extracted fetal electrocardiogram signals, and based on a result of the morphological analysis, determining the clinical indicator; and an output system for presenting a representation of the clinical indicator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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