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In recent years, deep learning has shown promise in predicting hypertension (HTN) from fundus images. However, most prior research has primarily focused on analyzing a single type of data, which may not capture the full complexity of HTN…

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Medical imaging is an essential tool for diagnosing various healthcare diseases and conditions. However, analyzing medical images is a complex and time-consuming task that requires expertise and experience. This article aims to design a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-15 Ayyub Alzahem , Shahid Latif , Wadii Boulila , Anis Koubaa

Continuous and noninvasive monitoring of blood pressure has numerous clinical and fitness applications. Current methods of continuous measurement of blood pressure are either invasive and/or require expensive equipment. Therefore, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-11-16 Armin Soltan Zadi , Raichel Alex , Rong Zhang , Donald E. Watenpaugh , Khosrow Behbehani

Diagnosing pre-existing heart diseases early in life is important as it helps prevent complications such as pulmonary hypertension, heart rhythm problems, blood clots, heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest. To identify such diseases,…

We present for the first time a novel method that utilizes the chest movement-modulated radio signals for non-contact acquisition of the photoplethysmography (PPG) signal. Under the proposed method, a software-defined radio (SDR) exposes…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-23 Israel Jesus Santos Filho , Muhammad Mahboob Ur Rahman , Taous-Meriem Laleg-Kirati , Tareq Al-Naffouri

We present a novel learning-based method that achieves state-of-the-art performance on several heart rate estimation benchmarks extracted from photoplethysmography signals (PPG). We consider the evolution of the heart rate in the context of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Valentin Bieri , Paul Streli , Berken Utku Demirel , Christian Holz

Goal: A new method for heart rate monitoring using photoplethysmography (PPG) during physical activities is proposed. Methods: It jointly estimates spectra of PPG signals and simultaneous acceleration signals, utilizing the multiple…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2015-07-22 Zhilin Zhang

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) is a method for measuring a subjects heart rate remotely using a camera. Factors such as subject movement, ambient light level, makeup etc. complicate such measurements by distorting the observed pulse.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-05 Alexey Protopopov

Remote heart rate estimation is the measurement of heart rate without any physical contact with the subject and is accomplished using remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) in this work. rPPG signals are usually collected using a video camera…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-15 Eugene Lee , Evan Chen , Chen-Yi Lee

Human computer interaction has become integral to modern life, driven by advancements in machine learning technologies. Affective computing, in particular, has focused on systems that recognize, interpret, and respond to human emotions,…

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This study introduces a novel method that transforms multimodal physiological signalsphotoplethysmography (PPG), galvanic skin response (GSR), and acceleration (ACC) into 2D image matrices to enhance stress detection using convolutional…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-18 Yasin Hasanpoor , Bahram Tarvirdizadeh , Khalil Alipour , Mohammad Ghamari

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) is an innovative method for monitoring heart rate and vital signs by using a simple camera to record a person, as long as any part of their skin is visible. This low-cost, contactless approach helps in…

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Predicting highrisk vascular diseases is a significant issue in the medical domain. Most predicting methods predict the prognosis of patients from pathological and radiological measurements, which are expensive and require much time to be…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-12-04 You Jin Kim , Yun-Geun Lee , Jeong Whun Kim , Jin Joo Park , Borim Ryu , Jung-Woo Ha

Recent studies demonstrated that the average heart rate (HR) can be measured from facial videos based on non-contact remote photoplethysmography (rPPG). However for many medical applications (e.g., atrial fibrillation (AF) detection)…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-08-01 Zitong Yu , Xiaobai Li , Guoying Zhao

This paper presents a novel approach to noninvasive hyperglycemia monitoring utilizing electrocardiograms (ECG) from an extensive database comprising 1119 subjects. Previous research on hyperglycemia or glucose detection using ECG has been…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-13 MohammadReza Hosseinzadehketilateh , Banafsheh Adami , Nima Karimian

Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) are important vital signs for human physical and mental health. Recent research has demonstrated that photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors can infer HR and HRV. However, it is difficult to find…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-27 Jingye Xu , Yuntong Zhang , Wei Wang , Mimi Xie , Dakai Zhu

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a group of heart and blood vessel disorders that is one of the most serious dangers to human health, and the number of such patients is still growing. Early and accurate detection plays a key role in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-17 Khiem H. Le , Hieu H. Pham , Thao BT. Nguyen , Tu A. Nguyen , Tien N. Thanh , Cuong D. Do

Depression is a mental illness that may be harmful to an individual's health. The detection of mental health disorders in the early stages and a precise diagnosis are critical to avoid social, physiological, or psychological side effects.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-06-10 Constantino Álvarez Casado , Manuel Lage Cañellas , Miguel Bordallo López

Unaddressed pain in neonates can lead to adverse effects, including delayed development and slower weight gain, emphasising the need for more objective and reliable pain assessment methods. Hence, automated methods using behavioural and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Ashutosh Dhamaniya , Anup Kumar Gupta , Trishna Saikia , Puneet Gupta

Subtle periodic signals, such as blood volume pulse and respiration, can be extracted from RGB video, enabling noncontact health monitoring at low cost. Advancements in remote pulse estimation -- or remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) -- are…

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