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- the present invention relates to a measurement quality evaluation device, method, and program for determining the signal-to-noise ratio in an electrocardiogram.
- Non-Patent Document 1 a technique has been proposed for detecting electrocardiogram information of a user (subject) from a sensor worn by the subject (Non-Patent Document 1).
- electrocardiogram information is generally mixed with artifacts caused by the user's body motion, which may reduce the measurement quality, ie, the clarity of the electrocardiogram shape.
- the technique of Patent Document 1 has been proposed to deal with the deterioration of the measurement quality.
- NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION "Development of a low-power, compact wearable sensor that enables measurement of electrocardiogram, acceleration, temperature and humidity for smart healthcare," NTT Holdings News Release, November 8, 2019, [Searched on September 2, 2021], (https://www.ntt.co.jp/news2019/1911/191108a.html).
- Patent Document 1 evaluates the validity of the heart rate value, so the quality of the original electrocardiogram remains unknown. For this reason, the user cannot take corrective actions leading to fundamental countermeasures because information that would have contributed to the deterioration of the quality of the electrocardiogram, such as how large an artifact was mixed in the electrocardiogram, cannot be obtained. There were issues such as
- the present invention was made to solve the above problems, and aims to provide high-quality electrocardiograms.
- a measurement quality evaluation apparatus includes a first arithmetic circuit that detects R waves from an electrocardiogram waveform measured by an electrocardiograph and obtains an interval between adjacent R waves, and from the interval obtained by the first arithmetic circuit, a second arithmetic circuit for obtaining an instantaneous heart rate for each beat indicated by an R wave; a third arithmetic circuit for obtaining a smoothed heart rate by smoothing the instantaneous heart rate for each beat calculated by the second arithmetic circuit; A fourth arithmetic circuit for obtaining a signal-to-noise ratio of an electrocardiogram waveform using at least one of heart rate and smoothed heart rate, and transmitting the signal-to-noise ratio obtained by the fourth arithmetic circuit to a set destination. and a transmission circuit.
- a measurement quality evaluation method includes a first step of detecting an R wave from an electrocardiogram waveform measured by an electrocardiograph and obtaining an interval between adjacent R waves; A second step of obtaining the instantaneous heart rate for each beat indicated by , a third step of obtaining a smoothed heart rate by smoothing the instantaneous heart rate for each beat calculated in the second step, the instantaneous heart rate and the smooth heart rate A fourth step of obtaining the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform using a number; and a fifth step of transmitting the signal-to-noise ratio obtained by the fourth step to a set destination.
- a program according to the present invention is a program for a computer to execute the measurement quality evaluation method described above.
- the signal-to-noise ratio of an electrocardiogram waveform is obtained using the instantaneous heart rate and smoothed heart rate, so a high-quality electrocardiogram can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of a measurement quality evaluation device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the measurement quality evaluation method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3A is a correlation diagram showing the correlation between the instantaneous heart rate, the smoothed heart rate, the SNR obtained (estimated) from the learning result of machine learning using SNR, and the SNR in the training data of the SNR used for machine learning.
- FIG. 3B is a correlation diagram showing the correlation between the instantaneous heart rate, the smoothed heart rate, the SNR obtained (estimated) from the learning result of machine learning using SNR, and the SNR in the training data of the SNR used for machine learning.
- FIG. 3A is a correlation diagram showing the correlation between the instantaneous heart rate, the smoothed heart rate, the SNR obtained (estimated) from the learning result of machine learning using SNR, and the SNR in the training data of the
- FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the hardware configuration of the measurement quality evaluation device.
- FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram for explaining a system using the measurement quality evaluation device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of a system using the measurement quality evaluation device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of a measurement quality evaluation device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of determination information used in the measurement quality evaluation method according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of a measurement quality evaluation device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of a measurement quality evaluation device according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 11A is a correlation diagram showing the relationship between SNR and RRI when SNR>24.
- a measurement quality evaluation device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
- This measurement quality evaluation apparatus includes a first arithmetic circuit 101 , a second arithmetic circuit 102 , a third arithmetic circuit 103 , a fourth arithmetic circuit 104 and a transmission circuit 111 .
- the first arithmetic circuit 101 detects R waves from the electrocardiogram waveform (electrocardiogram) measured by the electrocardiograph 121 and obtains the interval between adjacent R waves (heartbeat interval: RRI).
- the second arithmetic circuit 102 obtains the instantaneous heart rate for each beat indicated by the R wave from the intervals obtained by the first arithmetic circuit 101 .
- the third arithmetic circuit 103 obtains a smoothed heart rate by smoothing the instantaneous heart rate for each beat calculated by the second arithmetic circuit 102 .
- the fourth arithmetic circuit 104 uses at least one of the instantaneous heart rate and the smoothed heart rate to obtain the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform.
- the transmission circuit 111 transmits the signal-to-noise ratio obtained by the fourth arithmetic circuit 104 to the set destination.
- this measurement quality evaluation device can include a fifth arithmetic circuit 105 .
- the fifth arithmetic circuit 105 obtains a period during which the signal-to-noise ratio obtained by the fourth arithmetic circuit 104 is below a certain value, and displays it on the display device 112 within the measurement period during which the electrocardiogram information is measured.
- the fifth arithmetic circuit 105 obtains the ratio of the measurement period during which the electrocardiogram information is measured to the period during which the signal-to-noise ratio obtained by the fourth arithmetic circuit 104 is below a certain value, and displays it on the display device 112. to display.
- the first arithmetic circuit 101 detects R waves from the electrocardiogram waveform measured by the electrocardiograph 121 and calculates the interval between adjacent R waves. For example, the first arithmetic circuit 101 can calculate the RRI from the electrocardiogram by using the peak detection of Reference 1.
- the second arithmetic circuit 102 calculates the instantaneous heart rate for each beat indicated by the R wave from the interval obtained in the first step S101.
- a smoothed heart rate calculates a smoothed heart rate by smoothing the instantaneous heart rate for each beat obtained in the second step S102.
- a smoothed heart rate can be a moving average using the most recent instantaneous heart rate data.
- a value obtained by applying an FIR filter or an IIR filter to the most recent instantaneous heart rate can be used as a smooth heart rate.
- a fourth step S104 the fourth arithmetic circuit 104 uses the instantaneous heart rate and the smoothed heart rate to calculate the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform.
- machine learning can be used as a method of calculating the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
- SNR signal-to-noise ratio
- FIG. 3A is a correlation diagram showing the correlation between the instantaneous heart rate, the smoothed heart rate, the SNR obtained (estimated) from the learning results of machine learning using SNR, and the SNR in the training data of the SNR used for machine learning.
- the SNR of the data set and the predicted SNR are positively correlated, the coefficient of determination is 0.75, and the error (RMSE) is 7.83, which can predict the SNR very well.
- FIG. 3A is obtained by learning using the electrocardiogram data of reference 2 and the noise data of 4 using random forest, which is one of machine learning.
- the SNR of the electrocardiogram can be calculated by using the determination information obtained by performing machine learning in advance using data sets of instantaneous heart rate, smoothed heart rate, and various SNRs.
- FIG. 3B shows the learning result in this case.
- FIG. 3B is obtained by learning using the electrocardiogram data of reference 2 and the noise data of 4 using random forest, which is one of machine learning.
- the coefficient of determination is 0.79, which is good as before, but the error (RMSE) is 8.00, which is slightly deteriorated because the smoothed heart rate is not used.
- RMSE error
- machine learning is not limited to random forests, and support vector machines, neural networks, logistic regression, ensemble learning, etc. can be used.
- the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform can be obtained by multiple regression analysis.
- the transmission circuit 111 transmits the signal-to-noise ratio obtained in the fourth step S104 to the set destination. Further, in the sixth step S106, the fifth arithmetic circuit 105 obtains a period during which the obtained signal-to-noise ratio is below a certain value within the measurement period during which the electrocardiogram information is measured, and displays it on the display device 112. FIG. In addition, the fifth arithmetic circuit 105 obtains the ratio of the measurement period during which the electrocardiogram information is measured to the period during which the signal-to-noise ratio is below a certain value, and displays the ratio on the display device 112 .
- the period during which the SNR was below a certain value within the measurement period during which the electrocardiogram information was measured, the ratio between the measurement period during which the electrocardiogram information was measured and the period during which the SNR was below a certain value, etc. are displayed.
- the measurement quality evaluation device described above is a computer equipped with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301, a main storage device 302, an external storage device 303, a network connection device 304, etc.
- the CPU 301 operates (executes the program) according to the program developed in the main storage device 302, so that each function (measurement quality evaluation method) described above can be realized.
- the program is a program for a computer to execute the measurement quality evaluation method shown in the above embodiment.
- a network connection device 304 connects to a network 305 . Also, functions may be distributed among multiple computing devices.
- the measurement quality evaluation apparatus can be configured by a programmable logic device (PLD: Programmable Logic Device) such as FPGA (field-programmable gate array).
- PLD Programmable Logic Device
- FPGA field-programmable gate array
- FPGA field-programmable gate array
- the logic element of the FPGA by providing the logic element of the FPGA with a storage unit, a first arithmetic circuit, a second arithmetic circuit, a third arithmetic circuit, a fourth arithmetic circuit, and a transmission circuit, it can function as a device.
- Each of the memory circuit, the first arithmetic circuit, the second arithmetic circuit, the third arithmetic circuit, the fourth arithmetic circuit, and the transmission circuit can be written to the FPGA by connecting a predetermined writing device. Further, each circuit written in the FPGA can be confirmed by a writing device connected to the FPGA.
- a sensor terminal 202 is attached to the trunk of a person 201 to be measured, and the result of measurement by an electrocardiograph incorporated in the sensor terminal 202 is relayed to an external terminal 204 via a relay terminal 203.
- the sensor terminal 202 can be a computer device such as a smart phone or tablet.
- the relay terminal 203 and the external terminal 204 can be computer equipment such as a server device.
- the sensor terminal 202 includes an electrocardiograph 121, a conversion circuit 122, a memory 123, an arithmetic circuit 124, a transmission processing circuit 125, and a communication interface 126, as shown in FIG.
- Relay terminal 203 includes communication interface 131 , reception processing circuit 132 , memory 133 , arithmetic circuit 134 , transmission processing circuit 135 and communication interface 136 .
- the external terminal 204 includes a communication interface 141 , a reception processing circuit 142 , a memory 143 , an arithmetic circuit 144 , a control circuit 145 and an operating device 146 .
- the conversion circuit 122 converts the analog acceleration signal measured by the electrocardiograph 121 into digital data at a predetermined sampling rate and outputs the digital data.
- the memory 123 stores the electrocardiogram waveform digitized by the conversion circuit 122 .
- Arithmetic circuit 124 obtains RRI based on the electrocardiogram waveform stored in memory 123 . Further, the arithmetic circuit 124 obtains the instantaneous heart rate for each beat indicated by the R wave from the obtained RRI. Arithmetic circuit 124 also obtains a smoothed heart rate by smoothing the obtained instantaneous heart rate for each beat.
- Arithmetic circuit 124 also obtains the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform using the instantaneous heart rate and the smoothed heart rate.
- the arithmetic circuit 124 can be the first arithmetic circuit 101 , the second arithmetic circuit 102 , the third arithmetic circuit 103 , and the fourth arithmetic circuit 104 .
- the transmission processing circuit 125 transmits the processing result (for example, RRI) processed by the arithmetic circuit 124 to the relay terminal 203 through the communication interface 126 .
- the communication interface 126 is composed of a computing interface and an antenna compatible with wireless data communication standards such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), third generation mobile communication system, wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc. there is
- the relay terminal 203 has a communication interface 131 that receives data transmitted from the sensor terminal 202, a reception processing circuit 132, a memory 133, an arithmetic circuit 134, a transmission processing circuit 135, and transmits data to the external terminal 204. and a communication interface 136 .
- the external terminal 204 issues operation instructions to the communication interface 141 that receives the data transmitted from the relay terminal 203, the reception processing circuit 142, the memory 143, the arithmetic circuit 144, and the operating device 146 that operates based on the analyzed data. and a control circuit 145 for instructing.
- the control circuit 145 Based on the information stored in the memory 143 (the electrocardiogram waveform and the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform), the control circuit 145 causes the operation device 146 to perform an operation to assist the subject.
- the operating device 146 includes video output devices (monitors, etc.), audio output devices (speakers, musical instruments, etc.), light sources (LEDs: Light Emitting Diodes and light bulbs), actuators (vibrators, robot arms, electric therapy devices), thermal devices ( heaters and Peltier elements).
- video output devices monitoring, etc.
- audio output devices sound sources, musical instruments, etc.
- light sources LEDs: Light Emitting Diodes and light bulbs
- actuators vibrators, robot arms, electric therapy devices
- thermal devices heaters and Peltier elements
- the arithmetic circuit 124 does not need to include all of the first arithmetic circuit 101, the second arithmetic circuit 102, the third arithmetic circuit 103, and the fourth arithmetic circuit 104, and the arithmetic circuits 134 and 144 can be distributed. can.
- This measurement quality evaluation apparatus includes a first arithmetic circuit 101, a second arithmetic circuit 102, a third arithmetic circuit 103, a fourth arithmetic circuit 104a, a transmission circuit 111, a fifth arithmetic circuit 105, and a sixth arithmetic circuit .
- the first arithmetic circuit 101, the second arithmetic circuit 102, the third arithmetic circuit 103, the fifth arithmetic circuit 105, and the transmission circuit 111 are the same as those in the first embodiment.
- the sixth arithmetic circuit 106 determines the suitability of the smoothed heart rate obtained by the third arithmetic circuit 103 .
- the fourth arithmetic circuit 104a obtains the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform based on the determination result of the sixth arithmetic circuit 106.
- the first arithmetic circuit 101 detects R waves from the electrocardiogram waveform measured by the electrocardiograph 121, and calculates the interval between adjacent R waves.
- the second arithmetic circuit 102 calculates the instantaneous heart rate for each beat indicated by the R wave from the interval obtained in the first step.
- the third arithmetic circuit 103 calculates a smoothed heart rate by smoothing the instantaneous heart rate for each beat obtained in the second step S102. Also, in the sixth step, the sixth arithmetic circuit 106 determines the suitability of the smoothed heart rate obtained in the third step. Next, in the fourth step, the fourth arithmetic circuit 104a calculates the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform based on the result of the determination in the sixth step.
- Determining the appropriateness of the smooth heart rate can be realized by using the method described in claim 1 of Patent Document 1, for example.
- determination information for calculating the SNR is created in advance by machine learning, and this is It is sufficient if the fourth arithmetic circuit 104a stores the information.
- FIG. 8 shows an example of determination information.
- the vertical axis is the SNR
- the horizontal axis is the ratio of the results determined to be appropriate in the appropriateness determination results. For example, if 60 determination results are obtained per minute and 50 of them are determined to be appropriate, the value corresponding to the horizontal axis is 50/60 ⁇ 0.83. In this case, according to the relationship shown in FIG. 8, the SNR is found to be approximately 8 dB. If the value corresponding to the horizontal axis is less than 0.44 or greater than 0.87, the SNR cannot be obtained from FIG. good.
- Patent Document 1 By obtaining the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform based on the judgment information learned in advance by machine learning based on the appropriateness of the instantaneous heart rate, existing technologies such as Patent Document 1 are effective. It can be effectively utilized and can provide users with implementation options that provide appropriate ECG measurement quality. Further, while the first embodiment requires two inputs to the fourth arithmetic circuit 104, the second embodiment requires only one input, so that the configuration of the fourth arithmetic circuit 104a can be simplified. can.
- This measurement quality evaluation apparatus includes a first arithmetic circuit 101 , a second arithmetic circuit 102 , a third arithmetic circuit 103 , a fourth arithmetic circuit 104 , a fifth arithmetic circuit 105 , a transmission circuit 111 a and a seventh arithmetic circuit 107 .
- the first arithmetic circuit 101, the second arithmetic circuit 102, the third arithmetic circuit 103, the fourth arithmetic circuit 104, and the fifth arithmetic circuit 105 are the same as those in the first embodiment.
- the seventh arithmetic circuit 107 generates non-computable information when the R wave is not detected in the first arithmetic circuit 101 during the set period.
- the transmission circuit 111a transmits calculation-impossible information.
- the first arithmetic circuit 101 detects R waves from the electrocardiogram waveform measured by the electrocardiograph 121, and calculates the interval between adjacent R waves.
- the second arithmetic circuit 102 calculates the instantaneous heart rate for each beat indicated by the R wave from the interval obtained in the first step.
- the third arithmetic circuit 103 calculates a smoothed heart rate by smoothing the instantaneous heart rate for each beat obtained in the second step S102. Further, in the seventh step, the seventh arithmetic circuit 107 generates non-computable information when the R wave is not detected during the period set in the first step.
- the fourth arithmetic circuit 104 uses the instantaneous heart rate and the smoothed heart rate to calculate the signal-to-noise ratio of the electrocardiogram waveform.
- the transmission circuit 111 transmits the signal-to-noise ratio obtained in the fourth step and the non-computable information generated in the seventh step to the set destination.
- the SNR is calculated on the assumption that the RRI can be obtained as a value. Therefore, the SNR cannot be calculated unless the R wave cannot be detected and the RRI cannot be obtained.
- the seventh arithmetic circuit 107 detects that the RRI is not detected when the RRI is not obtained within a certain period of time (for example, two seconds exceeding the beat cycle of a typical heartbeat). Generate non-computable information shown. The non-computable information is notified as an alternative for which the SNR is not updated. This makes it possible to notify that there is a problem in the measurement, that is, that the measurement quality is not good even in a situation where the SNR cannot be obtained.
- Embodiment 4 Next, a measurement quality evaluation device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described.
- This measurement quality evaluation device is a modification of the first to third embodiments described above.
- Embodiment 4 is characterized in that when data from a sensor terminal is lost due to communication interruption (packet loss) in a reception processing circuit in a relay terminal or an external terminal, loss information is notified to a memory.
- the SNR obtained in the above-described embodiment and the non-calculable information determined in the third embodiment are lost as packet loss when transferred to the relay terminal or external terminal, the information will not reach the user. do not have. However, if the fact that a packet loss has occurred is stored and notified, it will not be concluded that there was a problem in the data detection or analysis process of the sensor terminal. This makes it possible to provide accurate information about the cause even in situations where SNR information does not reach the user.
- This measurement quality evaluation apparatus includes a first arithmetic circuit 101, a fourth arithmetic circuit 104b, a fifth arithmetic circuit 105, a transmission circuit 111b, and an eighth arithmetic circuit .
- the first arithmetic circuit 101 and the fifth arithmetic circuit 105 are the same as those in the first embodiment described above.
- the eighth arithmetic circuit 108 calculates SNR based on the RRI calculated by the first arithmetic circuit 101, or determines arrhythmia based on the RRI.
- the transmission circuit 111b transmits the SNR calculated by the eighth arithmetic circuit .
- Figures 11A, 11B, and 11C show the relationship between SNR and RRI.
- the RRI shifts around 800 ms, but there are cases where it shows around 1000 ms or 500 ms, which is due to variations due to arrhythmia.
- the SNR By focusing on this trend and using a threshold, it is possible to grasp the SNR. For example, “high SNR” when RRI is in the range of 400 ⁇ RRI ⁇ 1200, “medium SNR” when 1200 ⁇ RRI ⁇ 1700, and “small SNR” when RRI ⁇ 400 or 1700 ⁇ RRI. and RRI, the degree of SNR can be estimated. In addition, it is possible to estimate whether the variation is due to arrhythmia from the RRI value. arrhythmias and artifacts can be discriminated, such as "probable artifact” if RRI ⁇ 400 or 1200 ⁇ RRI.
- averaging processing to calculate an average time series using the RRI values obtained from the electrocardiogram in the same time zone of each day
- the averaging circuit calculates an average chronological sequence using only the instantaneous heart rate or only the smoothed heart rate when the SNR calculated in the fourth arithmetic circuit is equal to or higher than a certain value.
- the technique of reference 4 for example, may be used. This makes it possible to handle only the highly reliable instantaneous heart rate or smoothed heart rate detected under conditions of high SNR, and to calculate a highly reliable average chronological sequence.
- the signal-to-noise ratio of an electrocardiogram waveform is obtained using the instantaneous heart rate and the smoothed heart rate, so a high-quality electrocardiogram can be provided. According to the present invention, it is possible to estimate the magnitude of artifacts mixed in an electrocardiogram waveform, and to provide a high-quality electrocardiogram waveform.
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はじめに、本発明の実施の形態1に係る計測品質評価装置について、図1を参照して説明する。この計測品質評価装置は、第1演算回路101、第2演算回路102、第3演算回路103、第4演算回路104、および送信回路111を備える。
次に、本発明の実施の形態2に係る計測品質評価装置について、図7を参照して説明する。この計測品質評価装置は、第1演算回路101、第2演算回路102、第3演算回路103、第4演算回路104a、送信回路111、第5演算回路105、および第6演算回路106を備える。第1演算回路101、第2演算回路102、第3演算回路103、第5演算回路105、送信回路111は、前述した実施の形態1と同様である。
次に、本発明の実施の形態3に係る計測品質評価装置について、図9を参照して説明する。この計測品質評価装置は、第1演算回路101、第2演算回路102、第3演算回路103、第4演算回路104、第5演算回路105、送信回路111a、および第7演算回路107を備える。第1演算回路101、第2演算回路102、第3演算回路103、第4演算回路104、第5演算回路105は、前述した実施の形態1と同様である。
次に、本発明の実施の形態4に係る計測品質評価装置について説明する。この計測品質評価装置は、前述した実施の形態1~3の変形例である。実施の形態4では、中継端末もしくは外部端末における受信処理回路において、センサ端末からのデータを通信断(パケットロス)により欠損した際に、欠損情報をメモリに通知することを特徴とする。
次に、本発明の実施の形態5に係る計測品質評価装置について、図10を参照して説明する。この計測品質評価装置は、第1演算回路101、第4演算回路104b、第5演算回路105、送信回路111b、および第8演算回路108を備える。第1演算回路101、第5演算回路105は、前述した実施の形態1と同様である。
[参考文献2]G. Moody and R. Mark, "MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Database", [令和3年9月2日検索]、(https://physionet.org/content/mitdb/1.0.0/)。
[参考文献3]G. Moody and R. Mark, "MIT-BIH Noise Stress Test Database", [令和3年9月2日検索]、(https://physionet.org/content/nstdb/1.0.0/)。
[参考文献4]特開2020-036781号公報
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- 心電計で計測された心電図波形からR波を検出して隣り合うR波の間隔を求める第1演算回路と、
前記第1演算回路が求めた前記間隔から、R波で示される拍動毎に瞬時心拍数を求める第2演算回路と、
前記第2演算回路が算出した拍動毎の瞬時心拍数を平滑化した平滑心拍数を求める第3演算回路と、
前記瞬時心拍数および前記平滑心拍数の少なくとも1つを用いて前記心電図波形の信号対雑音比を求める第4演算回路と、
前記第4演算回路が求めた信号対雑音比を、設定されている送信先に送信する送信回路と
を備えることを特徴とする計測品質評価装置。 - 請求項1記載の計測品質評価装置において、
心電図情報を計測した計測期間内において、前記第4演算回路が求めた信号対雑音比が一定値を下回った期間を求めて表示装置に表示する、または、心電図情報を計測した計測期間において、この計測期間と前記第4演算回路が求めた信号対雑音比が一定値を下回った期間との比を求めて表示装置に表示する第5演算回路をさらに備えることを特徴とする計測品質評価装置。 - 請求項1または2記載の計測品質評価装置において、
前記第3演算回路が求めた前記平滑心拍数の適切性を判定する第6演算回路をさらに備え、
前記第4演算回路は、前記第6演算回路の判定の結果を元に前記心電図波形の信号対雑音比を求める
ことを特徴とする計測品質評価装置。 - 請求項1または2記載の計測品質評価装置において、
前記第1演算回路においてR波が設定されている期間検出されない場合に、算出不可情報を生成する第7演算回路をさらに備え、
前記送信回路は、前記算出不可情報を送信することを特徴とする計測品質評価装置。 - 心電計で計測された心電図波形からR波を検出して隣り合うR波の間隔を求める第1ステップと、
前記第1ステップで求めた前記間隔から、R波で示される拍動毎に瞬時心拍数を求める第2ステップと、
前記第2ステップで算出した拍動毎の瞬時心拍数を平滑化した平滑心拍数を求める第3ステップと、
前記瞬時心拍数および前記平滑心拍数を用いて前記心電図波形の信号対雑音比を求める第4ステップと、
前記第4ステップが求めた信号対雑音比を、設定されている送信先に送信する第5ステップと
を備えることを特徴とする計測品質評価方法。 - 請求項5記載の計測品質評価方法において、
前記第3ステップで求めた前記平滑心拍数の適切性を判定する第6ステップをさらに備え、
前記第4ステップは、前記第6ステップの判定の結果を元に、前記心電図波形の信号対雑音比を求めるステップを含む
ことを特徴とする計測品質評価方法。 - 請求項5記載の計測品質評価方法において、
前記第1ステップにおいてR波が設定されている期間検出されない場合に、算出不可情報を生成する第7ステップをさらに備え、
前記第5ステップは、前記算出不可情報を送信するステップを含むことを特徴とする計測品質評価方法。 - 請求項5~7のいずれか1項に記載の計測品質評価方法をコンピュータが実行するためのプログラム。
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