Automatic classification and detection of 12-lead electrocardiogram signal classification with Fourier convolutions

Abstract

In this paper, we propose an Electrocardiogram (ECG) classification model based on FFC (Fast Fourier Convolution) and ResNet. The model utilizes FFC and ResNet for feature extraction and classification. We further improve the network performance and convergence speed through batch normalization and residual concatenation. The experimental results demonstrate that the model exhibits excellent classification performance under different data distributions in the PTB-XL database and trains faster than traditional ResNet models. Additionally, we introduce a new module, FFC-R, and validate its excellent performance in ECG classification tasks. This innovation is expected to provide powerful support for the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases.