Automated analysis of routine ECG detects cardiac problems
Researchers say their method shows “unprecedented accuracy in the interpretation of numerous ECG results and delivers a diagnosis of different cardiac disorders simultaneously.”
Prof. Yael Yaniv and her research team. Photo courtesy of Technion Spokesperson’s Office
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers have developed a way to detect heart problems based on routine electrocardiography (ECG).
They have also built a database and an analytic tool to provide an automated diagnosis of eight common types of heart disease, quickly and with unprecedented accuracy.
ECG is the most common test of heart function. The noninvasive exam measures the electrical signals generated by the heart muscle tissue through electrodes placed in 12 locations on the skin.
Photo Credit: Rami Chelouche, Technion Spokesperson s Office
Microbes Team, Mentors and Dean: Front row: Right to left: Asst. Prof. Avi Shpigelman, Prof. Yoav Livney (Leading the Technion project), Dean of the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Prof. Marcelle Machluf, Rachel Bitton, Itzik Engelberg;
Back row, right to left: Assoc. Prof. Uri Lesmes, Alon Romano, Leechen Mashiah and Prof. Yechezkel Kashi
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