Evaluation of wavelet filters based on EZW for ECG compression

• Main Author: Qian, Yan
• Other Authors: Krishnan, Shankar Muthu
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Control and instrumentation::Medical electronics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/3152
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a graphic record of the electrical activity of the heart. It is the primary tool in the diagnosis of cardiac conditions. Modem telemedicine systems require the storage and transmission of large quantities of ECG data. Efficient data compression is needed in order to re...