Feature-based description and representation of structures in an ECG

Abstract

An automatic system which sets up high-level descriptions of the ECG, based on its medical shape features, from the low-level descriptions of the numerical techniques is discussed. These descriptions are organized into a description scheme, thus making it possible for physicians to use visual interpretation to control the whole description process. At each moment during an interpretation activity, the content of the data structure can be shown to the user in a graphical manner. Using this method, the progress of the process and the reasons why an interpretation strategy is followed can be controlled by the user.<>