RawECGNet: Deep Learning Generalization for Atrial Fibrillation Detection from the Raw ECG

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Main Authors: Ben-Moshe, Noam, Tsutsui, Kenta, Biton, Shany, Sörnmo, Leif, Behar, Joachim A.
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author Ben-Moshe, Noam
Tsutsui, Kenta
Biton, Shany
Sörnmo, Leif
Behar, Joachim A.
author_facet Ben-Moshe, Noam
Tsutsui, Kenta
Biton, Shany
Sörnmo, Leif
Behar, Joachim A.
contents Introduction: Deep learning models for detecting episodes of atrial fibrillation (AF) using rhythm information in long-term, ambulatory ECG recordings have shown high performance. However, the rhythm-based approach does not take advantage of the morphological information conveyed by the different ECG waveforms, particularly the f-waves. As a result, the performance of such models may be inherently limited. Methods: To address this limitation, we have developed a deep learning model, named RawECGNet, to detect episodes of AF and atrial flutter (AFl) using the raw, single-lead ECG. We compare the generalization performance of RawECGNet on two external data sets that account for distribution shifts in geography, ethnicity, and lead position. RawECGNet is further benchmarked against a state-of-the-art deep learning model, named ArNet2, which utilizes rhythm information as input. Results: Using RawECGNet, the results for the different leads in the external test sets in terms of the F1 score were 0.91--0.94 in RBDB and 0.93 in SHDB, compared to 0.89--0.91 in RBDB and 0.91 in SHDB for ArNet2. The results highlight RawECGNet as a high-performance, generalizable algorithm for detection of AF and AFl episodes, exploiting information on both rhythm and morphology.
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spellingShingle RawECGNet: Deep Learning Generalization for Atrial Fibrillation Detection from the Raw ECG
Ben-Moshe, Noam
Tsutsui, Kenta
Biton, Shany
Sörnmo, Leif
Behar, Joachim A.
Signal Processing
Machine Learning
Introduction: Deep learning models for detecting episodes of atrial fibrillation (AF) using rhythm information in long-term, ambulatory ECG recordings have shown high performance. However, the rhythm-based approach does not take advantage of the morphological information conveyed by the different ECG waveforms, particularly the f-waves. As a result, the performance of such models may be inherently limited. Methods: To address this limitation, we have developed a deep learning model, named RawECGNet, to detect episodes of AF and atrial flutter (AFl) using the raw, single-lead ECG. We compare the generalization performance of RawECGNet on two external data sets that account for distribution shifts in geography, ethnicity, and lead position. RawECGNet is further benchmarked against a state-of-the-art deep learning model, named ArNet2, which utilizes rhythm information as input. Results: Using RawECGNet, the results for the different leads in the external test sets in terms of the F1 score were 0.91--0.94 in RBDB and 0.93 in SHDB, compared to 0.89--0.91 in RBDB and 0.91 in SHDB for ArNet2. The results highlight RawECGNet as a high-performance, generalizable algorithm for detection of AF and AFl episodes, exploiting information on both rhythm and morphology.
title RawECGNet: Deep Learning Generalization for Atrial Fibrillation Detection from the Raw ECG
topic Signal Processing
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.05411