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. 2017 Jan 18;2017:8081361. doi: 10.1155/2017/8081361

Shannon's Energy Based Algorithm in ECG Signal Processing

Hamed Beyramienanlou 1, Nasser Lotfivand 1,*
PMCID: PMC5286493  PMID: 28197213

Abstract

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) database is electrocardiograms (ECGs) set from healthy volunteers and patients with different heart diseases. PTB is provided for research and teaching purposes by National Metrology Institute of Germany. The analysis method of complex QRS in ECG signals for diagnosis of heart disease is extremely important. In this article, a method on Shannon energy (SE) in order to detect QRS complex in 12 leads of ECG signal is provided. At first, this algorithm computes the Shannon energy (SE) and then makes an envelope of Shannon energy (SE) by using the defined threshold. Then, the signal peaks are determined. The efficiency of the algorithm is tested on 70 cases. Of all 12 standard leads, ECG signals include 840 leads of the PTB Diagnostic ECG Database (PTBDB). The algorithm shows that the Shannon energy (SE) sensitivity is equal to 99.924%, the detection error rate (DER) is equal to 0.155%, Positive Predictivity (+P) is equal to 99.922%, and Classification Accuracy (Acc) is equal to 99.846%.

1. Introduction

In recent years, cardiovascular disorders have been one of the major diseases threatening human life. Therefore, the detection of heart signal waves such as QRS complex is highly significant [1]. Electrocardiogram is used to detect most of heart disorders and shows the electrical activities of heart as a signal [2]. ECG signals contain a lot of information concerning heart diseases. The detection of special points and different parameters such as QRS complex are one of the basic topics and are of high importance, because they lead to the diagnosis of heart diseases. The QRS are used to diagnose many cardiac diseases and noncardiac pathologies such as autonomic malfunction vascular, respiratory (RR) assessment in cardiomyopathy and the normal ventricular myocardium, estimate the heart rate and heart rate variability analysis, and detect ST segment [35]. Heart problems usually involve leaking valves and blocked coronary arteries. This research is motivated by reasons expressed. Heart rate cycle consists of a P-wave, a QRS complex, T-wave, and sometimes U-wave [5]. Figure 1 shows schematic representation of normal ECG.

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Schematic diagram of normal ECG.

Detecting any of heart signal waves may be difficult due to variable physiology, arrhythmia, disease, and noise. Therefore, in methods such as artificial neural networks and supportive vector machines, detection by the wave R is not always successful and true detection cannot be reached in different signals [6, 7].

The shape of the waves T, P, and QRS is well known; however, the time and frequency of these waves depend on the physiological and physical conditions. In addition, the signal may face polluted recordings with noises such as transmission lines [3].

In recent decades, various methods have been presented to improve the detection of heart signal waves, including Pan-Tompkins algorithm [7], Wavelet Transform, by usage of a constant scale in signal analysis, not considering the characteristics of the signal [8, 9], and artificial neural networks, containing of a series of interconnected simple processing units that each connection has a weight. Input layer, one or multiple hidden layers, and output layer constitute a neural network [10, 11]. Adaptive filter [12], called Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT), is a new technique for extracting features that are nonlinear and nonstationary signals. This technique has a leakage in practical tasks [13]. Filter bank [14], a Hidden Markov Model (HMM), describes the process where direct observation is not possible, when sequence of symbols can observe HMM. It is used in many fields such as classification of heartbeat and apnea bradycardia detection in preterm infants [15]. Hermite Transform (HT) was recently used instead of Fourier Transform. HT shows better performance, when optimization is done properly [16]. Threshold method [17], Shannon energy envelope (SEE), is the average spectrum of energy and is better able to detect peaks in case of various QRS polarities and sudden changes in QRS amplitude. SEE detects R-peak with a better estimate [18]. S-Transform and Shannon energy (SSE) create a frequency-dependent regulation which is directly related with the Fourier spectrum. S-Transform includes short time Fourier Transform (STFT) and the Wavelet Transform (WT). SSE gives a smooth cover for P-waves and T-waves and completely decreases their influence [19]. Methods such as pattern matching are based on their comparing and contrasting. The calculations are complex and need manual classification [6].

In this paper, an algorithm based on Shannon energy has been proposed to improve the QRS complex detection and simplify the detection process. First, a band-pass filter is used for eliminating noise. Second, Shannon energy of ECG signal is calculated. Third, include moving averages and a differential for the envelope of step 2. Finally, with defining a threshold, peaks are detected. The proposed algorithm is tested on 115-second (to end) ECG signal of PTB Diagnostic ECG Database (PTBDB) [20, 21] and detection accuracy of 99.846% is obtained. The proposed technique results in good performance without being mathematically complex.

2. Method

The block diagram of detecting QRS complex algorithm is shown in Figure 2. It includes four stages. Stage 1 includes band-pass digital filter and amplitude normalization. Stage 2 includes calculating Shannon energy of stage 1. In stage 3, with moving average and differencing, make a pack of Shannon energy, and in stage 4, with defining a threshold, QRS complex is detected.

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Block diagram to detect QRS complex.

2.1. Preparations Signal

Digital-analog conversion process is causing all kinds of noise interference and sometimes strongly affects the information. These interactions include frequency interference, muscle contraction, and wandering signals from the baseline or Gaussian white noise [5].

The ECG signal recorded from human beings is a poor signal and is often contaminated by noise. Frequency interference includes a narrow band from 48 to 60 Hz and harmonic interference, and the noise from muscle contraction occurs in 38 to 45 Hz. To eliminate this noise, notch filter is good [22]. Deep breathing, loosely connected electrodes, and sudden changes in voltage lead the baseline signal to be wondered (baseline drift) [5]. Random variable vector (mean) and chromatogram baseline estimation and denoising using sparsity (BEADS) algorithm [23] are good methods to eliminate baseline drift. The band-pass filter decreases efficacy of muscle contraction, frequency interference, baseline drift, and P-wave and T-wave interference [7, 24]. To repress these noises, Butterworth band-pass digital filter with stop-point set at 5 to 16 Hz is used. Butterworth has no ripple in band-pass. [25]. After band-pass filter, the signal is normalized with (1) in stage 1 [26].

an=fnmaxi=1Nfn, (1)

where a[n] is a normalized amplitude; f[n] is an after processes band-pass filter (BPF). N denotes the number of samples.

2.2. Shannon Energy and Detection of QRS Complex

The proposed method is based on the use of signal energy. The signal square is very close to the signal energy. For discrete time signal energy is defined as follows:

Ex=xnxn=xn2. (2)

Here, Ex expresses the signal energy, x(n) defined ECG data, and n is samples. ∑ represents sum from (−  ) [27]. To explain, we have the following:

Ex=x02+x12+x22+x32+. (3)

Shannon energy calculates the average spectrum of the signal energy. In other words, discount the high components into the low components. So, input amplitude is not important. Shannon energy and Hilbert Transform (SEHT) provide a good accessory for detecting R-peak but this technique has a problem. SEHT needs high memory and has delays [28]. It is designed for solving our actual requirements. To find smooth Shannon energy, zero-phase filter and Shannon energy approximate are playing a basic role [24, 28].

Shannon energy (SE) calculates the energy of the local spectrum for each sample. Below is a calculation of Shannon energy:

SE=anlogan,sn=a2nloga2n, (4)

where a[n] is after process normalization.

Energy that better approaches detection ranges in presence of noise or domains with more width results in fewer errors. Capacity to emphasize medium is the advantage of using Shannon energy rather than classic energy [18, 19]. The selected signal is normalized with (5) in stage 3 for decreasing the signal base and placing the signal below the baseline.

sn=snμσ, (5)

where μ is the random variable vector and σ defined standard deviation of the signal.

In stage 3, after computing Shannon energy, small spikes around the main peak of the energy are generated. These spikes make main peaks detection difficult. To eliminate this spike, Shannon energy is converted into energy package (Shannon energy envelope (SEE)). To overcome this problem, the Hilbert Transform is used. SEHT method is a simple and high accessory but the SEHT needs high memory and has delays, so it is unfit for real time detection [24, 28]. To smooth out the spikes, rectangular (h) with L length is used. Filtering operation is shown as follows:

mn=filter h,j,S,mn=filter h,j,S, (6)

where m[n] defines moving average, j is a constant, and S defines Shannon energy from previous steps. For spikes reducing and enveloping, the nonzero peaks obtained from differential get linked. In other words, diagnosed peaks are linked together.

Difference is defined below:

dn=fnfn1,n=2,3,. (7)

The sign is defined as follows:

sgnx1if x<00if x=01if x>0, (8)

where x is a real number.

In stage 4, positive peaks are QRS complex location. To detect QRS complex, a threshold (see (9)) is defined. In fact, samples with greater amplitude than the threshold are selected as output.

threshold=κμ1σ2if σ<μ,threshold=κσ1μ2if σ>μ, (9)

where κ is a constant.

3. Result

The experimental results are obtained after simulation on 70 healthy patients' signals for all 12 leads and using PTB Diagnostic ECG Database (PTBDB). The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) is the National Metrology Institute of Germany. PTB database is provided for PhysioNet and has different morphologies. The ECGs in this database obtain 15 input channels including the conventional 12 leads (i, ii, iii, avr, avl, avf, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, and v6) together with the 3 Frank lead ECGs (vx, vy, and vz). Input voltage is ±16 mV, input resistance is 100 Ω, ADC resolution is equal to 16 bits with 0.5 μ/LSB, and sampling frequency is equal to 1 KHz [20, 21]. The proposed algorithm was performed on a 2.4 GHz Intel core i3 CPU using GNU Octave version 4.0.2 [29]. A selected signal from patient 117 has a variety of physiology and baseline drift. Leads (i, ii, avl, avf, v3, v4, v5, and v6) of record s0291lrem and leads (i, ii, iii, avf, v1, v2, v4, v5, and v6) of record s0292lrem have high amplitude. Leads (i, avl, v2, v3, and v4) of record s0291lrem and leads (avr, avl, and avf) of record s0292lrem have a sharp and tall T-wave.

Figure 3 shows the result of simulation to detect each lead of patient 117 in Octave. Figures 4 and 5 show the process of ECG signal provision and peak detection. The QRS detection of the 12 channels of healthy ECG signal in patient 117 of the PTB database is reported in Table 1 and the Appendix. Detection of the 12 leads is shown in Figure 6. Figure 7 shows 3 leads of 3 cases.

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Simulation result. Time and number of peaks detection in each lead are shown. ((a) record s0292lrem; (b) record s0291lrem).

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Process of preparations of ECG signal (record s0291lrem, lead v3).

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Process of preparation of ECG signal (record s0292lrem, lead avr).

Table 1.

The QRS detection of ECG signal of the PTB database.

Case TP FN FP DER% Se% +P Acc
s0010_rem 624 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0014lrem 1987 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0015lrem 1815 0 2 0.110 100.000 99.890 99.890
s0017lrem 1673 0 5 0.299 100.000 99.702 99.702
s0020arem 1906 4 21 1.312 99.791 98.910 98.705
s0020brem 1867 5 20 1.339 99.733 98.940 98.679
s0021arem 2207 1 0 0.045 99.955 100.000 99.955
s0021brem 2196 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0025lrem 2382 6 0 0.252 99.749 100.000 99.749
s0029lrem 1638 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0031lrem 2111 1 0 0.047 99.953 100.000 99.953
s0035_rem 552 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0036lrem 2066 0 2 0.097 100.000 99.903 99.903
s0037lrem 1479 0 3 0.203 100.000 99.798 99.798
s0038lrem 1572 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0039lrem 2088 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0042lrem 1815 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0043lrem 1212 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0044lrem 1812 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0045lrem 1968 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0046lrem 1944 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0047lrem 2651 1 0 0.038 99.962 100.000 99.962
s0049lrem 2040 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0050lrem 1461 3 0 0.205 99.795 100.000 99.795
s0051lrem 1912 0 2 0.105 100.000 99.896 99.896
s0052lrem 1356 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0053lrem 2148 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0054lrem 1979 31 2 1.668 98.458 99.899 98.360
s0055lrem 1381 0 1 0.072 100.000 99.928 99.928
s0056lrem 1732 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0057lrem 1896 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0058lrem 2017 0 1 0.050 100.000 99.950 99.950
s0059lrem 1800 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0060lrem 140 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0062lrem 1488 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0063lrem 1845 3 0 0.163 99.838 100.000 99.838
s0064lrem 1797 3 0 0.167 99.833 100.000 99.833
s0065lrem 1704 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0066lrem 1513 0 1 0.066 100.000 99.934 99.934
s0067lrem 424 0 4 0.943 100.000 99.065 99.065
s0068lrem 1377 5 15 1.452 99.638 98.922 98.568
s0069lrem 1188 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0070lrem 1983 0 1 0.050 100.000 99.950 99.950
s0071lrem 1848 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0072lrem 2040 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0073lrem 2125 5 0 0.235 99.765 100.000 99.765
s0074lrem 1140 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0075lrem 1453 0 1 0.069 100.000 99.931 99.931
s0076lrem 1308 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0077lrem 1692 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0078lrem 1225 0 1 0.082 100.000 99.918 99.918
s0079lrem 1620 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0080lrem 1556 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0082lrem 1602 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0083lrem 1465 1 0 0.068 99.932 100.000 99.932
s0084lrem 1464 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0085lrem 1276 0 4 0.313 100.000 99.688 99.688
s0097lrem 2133 0 1 0.047 100.000 99.953 99.953
s0101lrem 1500 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0103lrem 1273 0 2 0.157 100.000 99.843 99.843
s0149lrem 1572 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0152lrem 1532 4 0 0.261 99.740 100.000 99.740
s0087lrem 1654 12 0 0.726 99.280 100.000 99.280
s0088lrem 1728 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0091lrem 1380 1 1 0.145 99.928 99.928 99.855
s0095lrem 1797 3 0 0.167 99.833 100.000 99.833
s0096lrem 2603 1 0 0.038 99.962 100.000 99.962
s0150lrem 1583 1 0 0.063 99.937 100.000 99.937
s0090lrem 1358 0 2 0.147 100.000 99.853 99.853
s0093lrem 1249 0 1 0.080 100.000 99.920 99.920
s0291lrem 1548 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
s0292lrem 1584 0 0 0.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
Total 119054 91 93 0.155 99.924 99.922 99.846

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Detected QRS complex of ECG data (record s0292lrem); red line defines QRS complex detection. y-axis represents the amplitude, and x-axis represents the sample.

Figure 7.

Figure 7

(a) Detected QRS complex of ECG data (record s0020arem, lead avf). Records s0020arem and s0020brem include tall and sharp P-wave and T-wave. In this case, the QRS area has low energy. (b) Detected QRS complex of s0087lrem-lead 3. This case includes Irregular RR interval. (c) Lead v5 of s0089lrem. FN (false negative) is the number of not detected R peaks, and FP (false positive) is the number of noise spikes detected as R peaks. y-axis represents the amplitude, and x-axis represents the sample.

In order to define performance and efficiency of the algorithm, the Classification Accuracy (Acc), Positive Predictivity (+P), sensitivity (Se), and detection error rate were calculated by using the following equations:

Acc=TPTP+FN+FP×100,+P=TPTP+FP×100,Se=TPTP+FN×100,DER=FP+FNTP×100. (10)

Here, TP defines a true detected peak by the algorithm; FN (false negative) is the number of not detected R peaks, and FP (false positive) is the number of noise spikes detected as R peaks [3, 30].

Figures 4(a) and 5(a) show the output after the band-pass filter f[n] and normalized amplitude a[n]. Figures 4(b) and 5(b) show Shannon energy s[n] and normalized amplitude, and Figures 4(c) and 5(c) show after envelope e[n] signal. QRS complex of ECG signal is shown in Figures 4(d) and 5(d). Red line defines a detected peak. y-axis represents the amplitude, and x-axis represents the sample.

In this study, the proposed technique is tested on 840 leads of PTB Diagnostic ECG Database (PTBDB), and values achieved showed that sensitivity (Se) equals 99.924%, detection error rate (DER) equals 0.155%, Positive Predictivity (+P) equals 99.922%, and Classification Accuracy was 99.846%.

4. Conclusion

In the present study, the most common methods to remove noise in the ECG signal are evaluated. A Shannon energy-based approach to determine the QRS complex of the 12-lead ECG signal is provided. ECG signal is selected with a variety of physiology from the PTB Database and examined by Octave software. Accuracy and sensitivity achieved from Table 1 showed that the presented algorithm is fast and simple, without complex equations. This algorithm does not need a high memory and high hardware. Diagnosis time for each lead is approximately 2.5 seconds based on Octave. The results showed that algorithm detection has very little lag, less than 0.013 seconds, without error. This lag is generated from stage 3.

Appendix

See Table 2.

Table 2.

The QRS detection of the 12 channels of the PTB database.

(a).

Leads s0010_rem s0014lrem s0015lrem s0017lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 52 0 0 166 0 0 151 0 0 139 0 0
ii 52 0 0 165 0 0 151 0 0 142 0 3
iii 52 0 0 165 0 0 152 0 1 139 0 0
avr 52 0 0 166 0 0 152 0 0 139 0 0
avl 52 0 0 166 0 0 152 0 1 139 0 0
avf 52 0 0 165 0 0 151 0 0 140 0 1
v1 52 0 0 165 0 0 151 0 0 140 0 1
v2 52 0 0 166 0 0 151 0 0 139 0 0
v3 52 0 0 166 0 0 151 0 0 139 0 0
v4 52 0 0 166 0 0 151 0 0 139 0 0
v5 52 0 0 166 0 0 151 0 0 139 0 0
v6 52 0 0 165 0 0 151 0 0 139 0 0
Total 624 0 0 1987 0 0 1815 0 2 1673 0 5

(b).

Leads s0020arem s0020brem s0021arem s0021brem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 159 0 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
ii 159 0 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
iii 159 0 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
avr 159 0 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
avl 159 0 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
avf 158 3 21 151 5 20 184 0 0 183 0 0
v1 159 0 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
v2 159 0 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
v3 159 0 0 156 0 0 183 1 0 183 0 0
v4 158 1 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
v5 159 0 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
v6 159 0 0 156 0 0 184 0 0 183 0 0
Total 1906 4 21 1867 5 20 2207 1 0 2196 0 0

(c).

Leads s0025lrem s0029lrem s0031lrem s0035_rem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 199 0 0 136 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
ii 199 0 0 137 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
iii 197 2 0 137 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
avr 197 2 0 137 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
avl 197 2 0 136 0 0 175 1 0 46 0 0
avf 199 0 0 137 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
v1 199 0 0 136 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
v2 199 0 0 136 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
v3 199 0 0 137 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
v4 199 0 0 136 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
v5 199 0 0 137 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
v6 199 0 0 136 0 0 176 0 0 46 0 0
Total 2382 6 0 1638 0 0 2111 1 0 552 0 0

(d).

Leads s0036lrem s0037lrem s0038lrem s0039lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 173 0 1 123 0 0 131 0 0 174 0 0
ii 172 0 0 123 0 0 131 0 0 174 0 0
iii 172 0 0 124 0 1 131 0 0 174 0 0
avr 173 0 1 123 0 0 131 0 0 174 0 0
avl 172 0 0 124 0 1 131 0 0 174 0 0
avf 172 0 0 124 0 1 131 0 0 174 0 0
v1 172 0 0 123 0 0 131 0 0 174 0 0
v2 172 0 0 123 0 0 131 0 0 174 0 0
v3 172 0 0 123 0 0 131 0 0 174 0 0
v4 172 0 0 123 0 0 131 0 0 174 0 0
v5 172 0 0 123 0 0 131 0 0 174 0 0
v6 172 0 0 123 0 0 131 0 0 174 0 0
Total 2066 0 2 1479 0 3 1572 0 0 2088 0 0

(e).

Leads s0042lrem s0043lrem s0044lrem s0045lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 152 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
ii 151 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
iii 151 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
avr 152 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
avl 152 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
avf 151 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
v1 151 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
v2 151 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
v3 151 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
v4 151 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
v5 151 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
v6 151 0 0 101 0 0 151 0 0 164 0 0
Total 1815 0 0 1212 0 0 1812 0 0 1968 0 0

(f).

Leads s0046lrem s0047lrem s0049lrem s0050lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 121 1 0
ii 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 121 1 0
iii 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 122 0 0
avr 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 122 0 0
avl 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 122 0 0
avf 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 122 0 0
v1 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 122 0 0
v2 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 122 0 0
v3 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 122 0 0
v4 162 0 0 220 1 0 170 0 0 122 0 0
v5 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 122 0 0
v6 162 0 0 221 0 0 170 0 0 121 1 0
Total 1944 0 0 2651 1 0 2040 0 0 1461 3 0

(g).

Leads s0051lrem s0052lrem s0053lrem s0054lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 159 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 166 2 0
ii 159 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 154 10 2
iii 160 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 165 2 0
avr 159 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 167 1 0
avl 159 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 167 1 0
avf 161 0 2 113 0 0 179 0 0 164 4 0
v1 159 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 162 5 0
v2 159 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 164 4 0
v3 160 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 166 2 0
v4 159 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 168 0 0
v5 159 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 168 0 0
v6 159 0 0 113 0 0 179 0 0 168 0 0
Total 1912 0 2 1356 0 0 2148 0 0 1979 31 2

(h).

Leads s0055lrem s0056lrem s0057lrem s0058lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 115 0 0 144 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
ii 116 0 1 144 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
iii 115 0 0 145 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
avr 115 0 0 145 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
avl 115 0 0 144 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
avf 115 0 0 145 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
v1 115 0 0 144 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
v2 115 0 0 144 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
v3 115 0 0 145 0 0 158 0 0 169 0 1
v4 115 0 0 144 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
v5 115 0 0 144 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
v6 115 0 0 144 0 0 158 0 0 168 0 0
Total 1381 0 1 1732 0 0 1896 0 0 2017 0 1

(i).

Leads s0059lrem s0060lrem s0090lrem s0062lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
ii 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
iii 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
avr 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
avl 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
avf 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
v1 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
v2 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
v3 150 0 0 140 0 0 114 0 1 124 0 0
v4 150 0 0 140 0 0 114 0 1 124 0 0
v5 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
v6 150 0 0 140 0 0 113 0 0 124 0 0
Total 1800 0 0 1680 0 0 1358 0 2 1488 0 0

(j).

Leads s0063lrem s0064lrem s0065lrem s0066lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 154 0 0 149 1 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
ii 151 3 0 150 0 0 142 0 0 127 0 1
iii 154 0 0 150 0 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
avr 154 0 0 150 0 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
avl 154 0 0 149 1 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
avf 154 0 0 150 0 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
v1 154 0 0 150 0 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
v2 154 0 0 150 0 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
v3 154 0 0 150 0 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
v4 154 0 0 150 0 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
v5 154 0 0 150 0 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
v6 154 0 0 149 1 0 142 0 0 126 0 0
Total 1845 3 0 1797 3 0 1704 0 0 1513 0 1

(k).

Leads s0067lrem s0068lrem s0069lrem s0070lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 35 0 0 115 0 0 99 0 0 165 0 0
ii 35 0 0 115 0 0 99 0 0 165 0 0
iii 36 0 1 113 2 11 99 0 0 165 0 0
avr 35 0 0 115 0 0 99 0 0 165 0 0
avl 36 0 1 116 0 2 99 0 0 165 0 0
avf 36 0 1 115 0 0 99 0 0 165 0 0
v1 35 0 0 116 0 2 99 0 0 165 0 0
v2 35 0 0 114 1 0 99 0 0 167 0 1
v3 36 0 1 115 0 0 99 0 0 166 0 0
v4 35 0 0 114 1 0 99 0 0 165 0 0
v5 35 0 0 114 1 0 99 0 0 165 0 0
v6 35 0 0 115 0 0 99 0 0 165 0 0
Total 424 0 4 1377 5 15 1188 0 0 1983 0 1

(l).

Leads s0071lrem s0072lrem s0073lrem s0074lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 154 0 0 170 0 0 177 0 0 95 0 0
ii 154 0 0 170 0 0 177 0 0 95 0 0
iii 154 0 0 170 0 0 173 5 0 95 0 0
avr 154 0 0 170 0 0 178 0 0 95 0 0
avl 154 0 0 170 0 0 177 0 0 95 0 0
avf 154 0 0 170 0 0 177 0 0 95 0 0
v1 154 0 0 170 0 0 178 0 0 95 0 0
v2 154 0 0 170 0 0 178 0 0 95 0 0
v3 154 0 0 170 0 0 178 0 0 95 0 0
v4 154 0 0 170 0 0 177 0 0 95 0 0
v5 154 0 0 170 0 0 177 0 0 95 0 0
v6 154 0 0 170 0 0 178 0 0 95 0 0
Total 1848 0 0 2040 0 0 2125 5 0 1140 0 0

(m).

Leads s0075lrem s0076lrem s0077lrem s0078lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
ii 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 103 0 1
iii 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
avr 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
avl 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
avf 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
v1 122 0 1 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
v2 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
v3 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
v4 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
v5 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
v6 121 0 0 109 0 0 141 0 0 102 0 0
Total 1453 0 1 1308 0 0 1692 0 0 1225 0 1

(n).

Leads s0079lrem s0080lrem s0093lrem s0082lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 135 0 0 130 0 0 104 0 0 133 0 0
ii 135 0 0 129 0 0 104 0 0 133 0 0
iii 135 0 0 130 0 0 104 0 0 134 0 0
avr 135 0 0 130 0 0 104 0 0 134 0 0
avl 135 0 0 130 0 0 104 0 0 133 0 0
avf 135 0 0 129 0 0 105 0 1 133 0 0
v1 135 0 0 129 0 0 104 0 0 134 0 0
v2 135 0 0 129 0 0 104 0 0 133 0 0
v3 135 0 0 130 0 0 104 0 0 134 0 0
v4 135 0 0 130 0 0 104 0 0 134 0 0
v5 135 0 0 130 0 0 104 0 0 134 0 0
v6 135 0 0 130 0 0 104 0 0 133 0 0
Total 1620 0 0 1556 0 0 1249 0 1 1602 0 0

(o).

Leads s0083lrem s0084lrem s0085lrem s0097lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 122 0 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 178 0 1
ii 123 1 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 177 0 0
iii 122 0 0 122 0 0 108 0 2 178 0 0
avr 122 0 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 178 0 0
avl 122 0 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 178 0 0
avf 122 0 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 178 0 0
v1 122 0 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 177 0 0
v2 122 0 0 122 0 0 108 0 2 178 0 0
v3 122 0 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 178 0 0
v4 122 0 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 178 0 0
v5 122 0 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 178 0 0
v6 122 0 0 122 0 0 106 0 0 177 0 0
Total 1465 1 0 1464 0 0 1276 0 4 2133 0 1

(p).

Leads s0101lrem s0103lrem s0149lrem s0152lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 125 0 0 106 0 1 131 0 0 128 0 0
ii 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 128 0 0
iii 125 0 0 107 0 1 131 0 0 128 0 0
avr 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 128 0 0
avl 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 128 0 0
avf 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 124 4 0
v1 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 128 0 0
v2 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 128 0 0
v3 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 128 0 0
v4 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 128 0 0
v5 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 128 0 0
v6 125 0 0 106 0 0 131 0 0 128 0 0
Total 1500 0 0 1273 0 2 1572 0 0 1532 4 0

(q).

Leads s0087lrem s0088lrem s0089lrem s0091lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 142 0 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 114 1 0
ii 138 4 0 144 0 0 194 2 0 115 0 0
iii 136 6 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 115 0 0
avr 138 0 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 115 0 0
avl 138 0 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 115 0 0
avf 137 1 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 116 0 1
v1 136 0 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 115 0 0
v2 138 0 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 115 0 0
v3 137 1 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 115 0 0
v4 138 0 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 115 0 0
v5 138 0 0 144 0 0 156 40 0 115 0 0
v6 138 0 0 144 0 0 196 0 0 115 0 0
Total 1654 12 0 1728 0 0 2310 42 0 1380 1 1

(r).

Leads s0095lrem s0096lrem s0150lrem s0150lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 149 1 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
ii 150 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
iii 150 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
avr 150 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
avl 150 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
avf 150 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
v1 149 1 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
v2 149 1 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 131 1 0
v3 150 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
v4 150 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
v5 150 0 0 216 1 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
v6 150 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0
Total 1797 3 0 2603 1 0 0 0 0 1583 1 0

(s).

Leads s0291lrem s0292lrem
TP FN FP TP FN FP
i 129 0 0 132 0 0
ii 129 0 0 132 0 0
iii 129 0 0 132 0 0
avr 129 0 0 132 0 0
avl 129 0 0 132 0 0
avf 129 0 0 132 0 0
v1 129 0 0 132 0 0
v2 129 0 0 132 0 0
v3 129 0 0 132 0 0
v4 129 0 0 132 0 0
v5 129 0 0 132 0 0
v6 129 0 0 132 0 0
Total 1548 0 0 1584 0 0

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