Image-Decomposition-Enhanced Deep Learning for Detection of Rotor Cores in Cardiac Fibrillation.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Rotors, regions of spiral wave reentry in cardiac tissues, are considered as the drivers of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common arrhythmia. Whereas physics-based approaches have been widely deployed to detect the rotors, in-depth knowledge in cardiac physiology and electrogram interpretation skills are typically needed. The recent leap forward in smart sensing, data acquisition, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has offered an unprecedented opportunity to transform diagnosis and treatment in cardiac ailment, including AF. This study aims to develop an image-decomposition-enhanced deep learning framework for automatic identification of rotor cores on both simulation and optical mapping data.

Authors

  • Yu Shu
    Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, U.K.
  • Tianqi Gao Smith
  • Shivaram P Arunachalam
    Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN.
  • Elena G Tolkacheva
  • Changqing Cheng