Welch Allyn Means ECG Physicians Manual for CP Series Electrocardiographs - User Manual - Manual (Page 7)

MEANS Physicians Manual
Welch Allyn
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1.6 References
In several publications, the program structure and signal analysis part of MEANS have been
described. One publication, which also provides many references for further reading, is:
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Van Bemmel JH, Kors JA, Van Herpen G. Methodology of the modular ECG analysis
system MEANS. Methods Inf Med 1990;29:346-53.
The measurement and classification parts of MEANS have extensively been evaluated, both
by the developers themselves and by independent observers. A major evaluation study in the
field of automated electrocardiography has been the project Common Standards for
Quantitative Electrocardiology (CSE), in which about 15 ECG computer programs from all
over the world have participated. The CSE study consisted of two parts, one pertaining to the
measurement part of the ECG programs, the other to the diagnostic classification part. Two
key references are:
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Willems JL, Arnaud P, Van Bemmel JH, Bourdillon PJ, Degani R, Denis B, et al. A
reference database for multi-lead electrocardiographic computer measurement programs.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1987;10:1313-21.
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Willems JL, Abreu-Lima C, Arnaud P, Van Bemmel JH, Brohet C, Degani R, et al. The
diagnostic performance of computer programs for the interpretation of
electrocardiograms. N Engl J Med 1991;325:1767-73.