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This work introduces an integrative approach based on Q-analysis with machine learning. The new approach, called Neural Hypernetwork, has been applied to a case study of pulmonary embolism diagnosis. The objective of the application of…

Background:The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most commonly used diagnostic tools in medicine and healthcare. Deep learning methods have achieved promising results on predictive healthcare tasks using ECG signals. Objective:This…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-04 Shenda Hong , Yuxi Zhou , Junyuan Shang , Cao Xiao , Jimeng Sun

Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition for which accurate and timely detection is critical to patient care. However, our systematic study of PE segmentation algorithms reveals concerning limitations in the current state of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Yixin Zhang , Ryan Chamberlain , Lawrence Ngo , Kevin Kramer , Maciej A. Mazurowski

Automated classification of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals is a useful tool for diagnosing and monitoring cardiovascular diseases. This study compares three traditional machine learning algorithms (Decision Tree Classifier, Random Forest…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-20 Saloni Garg , Ukant Jadia , Amit Sagtani , Kamal Kant Hiran

An arrhythmia, also known as a dysrhythmia, refers to an irregular heartbeat. There are various types of arrhythmias that can originate from different areas of the heart, resulting in either a rapid, slow, or irregular heartbeat. An…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-12 Taymaz Akan , Sait Alp , Mohammad Alfrad Nobel Bhuiyan

Todays, researchers in the field of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) analysis need to use a publicly available dataset to assess and compare their methods. Different systems have been designed for the detection of pulmonary embolism (PE), but none…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-07-06 Mojtaba Masoudi , Hamidreza Pourreza , Mahdi Saadatmand Tarzjan , Fateme Shafiee Zargar , Masoud Pezeshki Rad , Noushin Eftekhari

Nowadays, an increasing number of people are being diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the leading cause of death globally. The gold standard for identifying these heart problems is via electrocardiogram (ECG). The standard…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-16 Khiem H. Le , Hieu H. Pham , Thao B. T. Nguyen , Tu A. Nguyen , Cuong D. Do

Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a widely used tool for assessing cardiac function due to its low cost and accessibility. Emergent research shows that ECGs can help make predictions on key outcomes traditionally derived from more complex…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Yuan Gao , Sangwook Kim , Chris McIntosh

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for over 30% of global deaths according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Importantly, one-third of these deaths are preventable with timely and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-19 Ridma Jayasundara , Ishan Fernando , Adeepa Fernando , Roshan Ragel , Vajira Thambawita , Isuru Nawinne

Objective: Imbalances of the electrolyte concentration levels in the body can lead to catastrophic consequences, but accurate and accessible measurements could improve patient outcomes. While blood tests provide accurate measurements, they…

Pulmonary Embolism (PE) are a leading cause of cardiovascular death. Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the gold standard for PE diagnosis, with growing interest in AI-based diagnostic assistance. However, these algorithms…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-19 Florin Condrea , Saikiran Rapaka , Marius Leordeanu

Electrocardiogram (ECG) can be reliably used as a measure to monitor the functionality of the cardiovascular system. Recently, there has been a great attention towards accurate categorization of heartbeats. While there are many…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-11-06 Mohammad Kachuee , Shayan Fazeli , Majid Sarrafzadeh

Pulmonary embolisms (PE) are known to be one of the leading causes for cardiac-related mortality. Due to inherent variabilities in how PE manifests and the cumbersome nature of manual diagnosis, there is growing interest in leveraging AI…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-23 Deepta Rajan , David Beymer , Shafiqul Abedin , Ehsan Dehghan

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a dependable instrument for assessing the function of the cardiovascular system. There has recently been much emphasis on precisely classifying ECGs. While ECG situations have numerous similarities, little…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-09 Kamyar Zeinalipour , Marco Gori

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

Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are commonly used by cardiologists to detect heart-related pathological conditions. Reliable collections of ECGs are crucial for precise diagnosis. However, in clinical practice, the assignment of captured ECG…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-09-20 Michal Seják , Jakub Sido , David Žahour

Acceleration of machine learning research in healthcare is challenged by lack of large annotated and balanced datasets. Furthermore, dealing with measurement inaccuracies and exploiting unsupervised data are considered to be central to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-01-11 Deepta Rajan , David Beymer , Girish Narayan

An electrocardiogram (EKG) is a common, non-invasive test that measures the electrical activity of a patient's heart. EKGs contain useful diagnostic information about patient health that may be absent from other electronic health record…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-12-04 Andrew C. Miller , Ziad Obermeyer , David M. Blei , John P. Cunningham , Sendhil Mullainathan

Cardiovascular disease has become one of the most significant threats endangering human life and health. Recently, Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring has been transformed into remote cardiac monitoring by Holter surveillance. However, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-26 Peng Wang , Zihuai Lin , Xucun Yan , Zijiao Chen , Ming Ding , Yang Song , Lu Meng

A large number of people suffer from life-threatening cardiac abnormalities, and electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis is beneficial to determining whether an individual is at risk of such abnormalities. Automatic ECG classification methods,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-06-23 Yuexin Bian , Jintai Chen , Xiaojun Chen , Xiaoxian Yang , Danny Z. Chen , JIan Wu