Application of Cross Wavelet Transform for ECG Pattern Analysis and Classification

In this paper, we use cross wavelet transform (XWT) for the analysis and classification of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The cross-correlation between two time-domain signals gives a measure of similarity between two waveforms. The application of the continuous wavelet transform to two time series and the cross examination of the two decompositions reveal localized similarities in time and frequency. Application of the XWT to a pair of data yields wavelet cross spectrum (WCS) and wavelet coherence (WCOH). The proposed algorithm analyzes ECG data utilizing XWT and explores the resulting spectral differences. A pathologically varying pattern from the normal pattern in the QT zone of the inferior leads shows the presence of inferior myocardial infarction. A normal beat ensemble is selected as the absolute normal ECG pattern template, and the coherence between various other normal and abnormal subjects is computed. The WCS and WCOH of various ECG patterns show distinguishing characteristics over two specific regions R1 and R2, where R1 is the QRS complex area and R2 is the T-wave region. The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt diagnostic ECG database is used for evaluation of the methods. A heuristically determined mathematical formula extracts the parameter(s) from the WCS and WCOH. Empirical tests establish that the parameter(s) are relevant for classification of normal and abnormal cardiac patterns. The overall accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity after combining the three leads are obtained as 97.6%, 97.3%, and 98.8%, respectively.

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