Methods and systems for electrode placement

摘要

Described herein are systems, devices and methods for guiding placement of electrodes, and particularly ECG electrodes on a patient. A picture of the patient's body the patient can be analyzed to determine where on the patient's body to place electrodes according to a predetermined, conventional or standard placement pattern. The methods, devices and systems may then guide a user in positioning or correcting the position of electrodes on the patient. For example, an image of the patient may be provided showing the correct position of the electrodes, which may act as a patient-specific map or guide. The electrode placement positions can correspond to conventional or standard 12-lead ECG electrode positions.

主权项

1. A method for guiding proper placement of electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes on a patient, the method comprising:
normalizing a picture of the patient using a normalization marker on the patient in the picture; comparing the normalized picture of the patient to an electrode placement database and determining positions of the electrodes on the patient from said comparing, wherein the electrode placement database comprises representations of a plurality of body types and predetermined electrode placement positions corresponding to each body type; and presenting an image of the patient showing the determined positions of the electrodes on the image of the patient.