Phonocardiogram segmentation by using Hidden Markov Models

This paper is concerned to the segmentation of heart sounds by using state of art Hidden Markov Models technology. Concerning to several heart pathologies the analysis of the intervals between the first and second heart sounds is of utmost importance. Such intervals are silent for a normal subject a...

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Main Author: Lima, C. S. (author)
Other Authors: Cardoso, Manuel J. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/6430
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/6430