Comparison of automatic denoising methods for phonocardiograms with extraction of signal parameters via the Hilbert Transform

Sheila R. Messer; John Agzarian; Derek Abbott

doi:10.1117/12.424991

8 May 2001 Comparison of automatic denoising methods for phonocardiograms with extraction of signal parameters via the Hilbert Transform

Sheila R. Messer, John Agzarian, Derek Abbott

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Proceedings Volume 4304, Nonlinear Image Processing and Pattern Analysis XII; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424991
Event: Photonics West 2001 - Electronic Imaging, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Phonocardiograms (PCGs) have many advantages over traditional auscultation (listening to the heart) because they may be replayed, may be analyzed for spectral and frequency content, and frequencies inaudible to the human ear may be recorded. However, various sources of noise may pollute a PCG including lung sounds, environmental noise and noise generated from contact between the recording device and the skin. Because PCG signals are known to be nonlinear and it is often not possible to determine their noise content, traditional de-noising methods may not be effectively applied. However, other methods including wavelet de-noising, wavelet packet de-noising and averaging can be employed to de-noise the PCG. This study examines and compares these de-noising methods. This study answers such questions as to which de-noising method gives a better SNR, the magnitude of signal information that is lost as a result of the de-noising process, the appropriate uses of the different methods down to such specifics as to which wavelets and decomposition levels give best results in wavelet and wavelet packet de-noising. In general, the wavelet and wavelet packet de-noising performed roughly equally with optimal de-noising occurring at 3-5 levels of decomposition. Averaging also proved a highly useful de- noising technique; however, in some cases averaging is not appropriate. The Hilbert Transform is used to illustrate the results of the de-noising process and to extract instantaneous features including instantaneous amplitude, frequency, and phase.

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Sheila R. Messer, John Agzarian, and Derek Abbott "Comparison of automatic denoising methods for phonocardiograms with extraction of signal parameters via the Hilbert Transform", Proc. SPIE 4304, Nonlinear Image Processing and Pattern Analysis XII, (8 May 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424991

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