Detecting Premature Ventricular Contraction in Children with Deep Learning

doi:10.1007/s12204-018-1911-3

Abstract

Abstract: Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are abnormal heart beats that indicate potential heart diseases. Diagnosis of PVCs is made by physicians examining long recordings of electrocardiogram (ECG), which is onerous and time-consuming. In this study, deep learning was applied to develop models that can detect PVCs in children automatically. This computer-aided diagnosis model achieved high accuracy while sustained stable performance. It could save time and repeated efforts for physicians, enabling them to focus on more complicated tasks.This study is a first step toward children’s PVC auto-detection in clinics. Further study will improve the model’s performance with optimized structure and more data in different sources, while facing the challenges of the variety and uncertainty of children’s ECG with heart diseases.

Key words: premature ventricular contraction| pediatrics| deep learning| convolutional neural network| heart disease

摘要： Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are abnormal heart beats that indicate potential heart diseases. Diagnosis of PVCs is made by physicians examining long recordings of electrocardiogram (ECG), which is onerous and time-consuming. In this study, deep learning was applied to develop models that can detect PVCs in children automatically. This computer-aided diagnosis model achieved high accuracy while sustained stable performance. It could save time and repeated efforts for physicians, enabling them to focus on more complicated tasks.This study is a first step toward children’s PVC auto-detection in clinics. Further study will improve the model’s performance with optimized structure and more data in different sources, while facing the challenges of the variety and uncertainty of children’s ECG with heart diseases.

关键词: premature ventricular contraction| pediatrics| deep learning| convolutional neural network| heart disease

CLC Number:

TP 39

LIU Yixiua (刘宜修), HUANG Yujuanb (黄玉娟), WANG Jianyib (王健怡),LIU Lib (刘莉), LUO Jiajiaa* (罗家佳). Detecting Premature Ventricular Contraction in Children with Deep Learning[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science), 2018, 23(1): 66-73.

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