Doppler ultrasound technology for fetal heart rate monitoring: a review

P Hamelmann, R Vullings, AF Kolen… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fetal well-being is commonly assessed by monitoring the fetal heart rate (fHR). In clinical
practice, the de facto standard technology for fHR monitoring is based on the Doppler …

Cardiotocography and beyond: a review of one-dimensional Doppler ultrasound application in fetal monitoring

F Marzbanrad, L Stroux… - Physiological …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
One-dimensional Doppler ultrasound (1D-DUS) provides a low-cost and simple method for
acquiring a rich signal for use in cardiovascular screening. However, despite the use of 1D …

An open source autocorrelation-based method for fetal heart rate estimation from one-dimensional Doppler ultrasound

CE Valderrama, L Stroux, N Katebi… - Physiological …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective: Open research on fetal heart rate (FHR) estimation is relatively rare, and evidence
for the utility of metrics derived from Doppler ultrasound devices has historically remained …

A review of fetal cardiac monitoring, with a focus on low-and middle-income countries

CE Valderrama, N Ketabi, F Marzbanrad… - Physiological …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
There is limited evidence regarding the utility of fetal monitoring during pregnancy,
particularly during labor and delivery. Developed countries rely on consensus' best …

New method for beat-to-beat fetal heart rate measurement using Doppler ultrasound signal

T Kupka, A Matonia, M Jezewski, J Jezewski, K Horoba… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The most commonly used method of fetal monitoring is based on heart activity analysis.
Computer-aided fetal monitoring system enables extraction of clinically important …

Improving the quality of point of care diagnostics with real-time machine learning in low literacy LMIC settings

CE Valderrama, F Marzbanrad, L Stroux… - Proceedings of the 1st …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
The scalability of medical technology in low resource settings requires a higher level of
usability and clear decision support compared to conventional devices, since users often …

Cardiotocography in obstetrics: New solutions for “routine” technology

V Kodkin - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This work is devoted to the problems of one of the most common screening examinations
used in medical practice: fetal cardiotocography (CTG). The technology of ultrasonic …

A Robust Approach Assisted by Signal Quality Assessment for Fetal Heart Rate Estimation from Doppler Ultrasound Signal

X Shi, N Niida, K Yamamoto, T Ohtsuki, Y Matsui… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring, typically using Doppler ultrasound (DUS) signals, is an
important technique for assessing fetal health. In this work, we develop a robust DUS-based …

A proxy for detecting IUGR based on gestational age estimation in a Guatemalan rural population

CE Valderrama, F Marzbanrad… - Frontiers in Artificial …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In-utero progress of fetal development is normally assessed through manual measurements
taken from ultrasound images, requiring relatively expensive equipment and well-trained …

Point-of-Care Real-Time Signal Quality for Fetal Doppler Ultrasound Using a Deep Learning Approach

M Motie-Shirazi, R Sameni, P Rohloff, N Katebi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
In this study, we present a deep learning framework designed to integrate with our
previously developed system that facilitates large-scale 1D fetal Doppler data collection …