The Diagnostic Performance of Computer Programs for the Interpretation of Electrocardiograms
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 19 December 1991Open access
Jos L. Willems, Cassiano Abreu‐Lima, P Arnaud, Jan H. van Bemmel, Christian Brohet, R. Degani
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It is shown that some but not all computer programs for the interpretation of ECGs perform almost as well as cardiologists in identifying seven major cardiac disorders.
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Our study shows that some but not all computer programs for the interpretation of ECGs perform almost as well as cardiologists in identifying seven major cardiac disorders.
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