Computerised cardiotocography analysis for the automated detection of fetal compromise during labour: a review

L Mendis, M Palaniswami, F Brownfoot, E Keenan - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
The measurement and analysis of fetal heart rate (FHR) and uterine contraction (UC)
patterns, known as cardiotocography (CTG), is a key technology for detecting fetal …

SisPorto 2.0: a program for automated analysis of cardiotocograms

D Ayres-de-Campos, J Bernardes… - Journal of Maternal …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To describe the latest version of SisPorto, a program for automated analysis of
cardiotocograms that closely follows the FIGO guidelines, analyses ante-and intrapartum …

Non-linear methods predominant in fetal heart rate analysis: a systematic review

M Ribeiro, J Monteiro-Santos, L Castro… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The analysis of fetal heart rate variability has served as a scientific and diagnostic tool to
quantify cardiac activity fluctuations, being good indicators of fetal well-being. Many …

Using nonlinear features for fetal heart rate classification

J Spilka, V Chudáček, M Koucký, L Lhotská… - … signal processing and …, 2012 - Elsevier
HIGHLIGHTS:• We analyzed fetal heart rate of normal and acidemic fetuses.• We used
conventional and nonlinear features for the signal analysis.• Addition of nonlinear features …

Predicting the risk of metabolic acidosis for newborns based on fetal heart rate signal classification using support vector machines

G Georgoulas, D Stylios… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cardiotocography is the main method used for fetal assessment in everyday clinical practice
for the last 30 years. Many attempts have been made to increase the effectiveness of the …

Prognostic model based on image-based time-frequency features and genetic algorithm for fetal hypoxia assessment

Z Cömert, AF Kocamaz, V Subha - Computers in biology and medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Cardiotocography (CTG) is applied routinely for fetal monitoring during the perinatal period
to decrease the rates of neonatal mortality and morbidity as well as unnecessary …

Antepartum fetal heart rate feature extraction and classification using empirical mode decomposition and support vector machine

N Krupa, MA MA, E Zahedi, S Ahmed… - Biomedical engineering …, 2011 - Springer
Background Cardiotocography (CTG) is the most widely used tool for fetal surveillance. The
visual analysis of fetal heart rate (FHR) traces largely depends on the expertise and …

Predicting fetal hypoxia using common spatial pattern and machine learning from cardiotocography signals

W Alsaggaf, Z Cömert, M Nour, K Polat, H Brdesee… - Applied Acoustics, 2020 - Elsevier
Cardiotocography (CTG) is a screening tool used in daily obstetric practice to determine fetal
wellbeing. Its interpretation is generally performed visually by the field experts, and this …

Investigating pH based evaluation of fetal heart rate (FHR) recordings

G Georgoulas, P Karvelis, J Spilka, V Chudáček… - Health and …, 2017 - Springer
Cardiotocography (CTG) is a standard tool for the assessment of fetal well-being during
pregnancy and delivery. However, its interpretation is associated with high inter-and intra …

Linear and nonlinear fetal heart rate analysis of normal and acidemic fetuses in the minutes preceding delivery

H Gonçalves, AP Rocha, D Ayres-de-Campos… - Medical and Biological …, 2006 - Springer
Linear and nonlinear fetal heart rate (FHR) indices, namely mean FHR, interval index (II),
very low, low and high frequencies, approximate (ApEn) and sample entropy (SampEn) …