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GenECG is an image-based ECG dataset which has been created from the PTB-XL dataset (https://physionet.org/content/ptb-xl/1.0.3/). The PTB-XL dataset is a signal-based ECG dataset comprising 21799 unique ECGs.
GenECG is divided into the following subsets:
-Dataset A: ECGs without imperfections (dataset_A_ecgs_without_imperfections) - This subset includes 21799 ECG images that have been generated directly from the original PTB-XL recordings, free from any visual imperfections.
-Dataset B: ECGs with imperfections (dataset_B_ecgs_with_imperfections) - This subset contains the same 21799 ECG images as Dataset A, but with added visual imperfections that simulate common issues found in photographed ECGs.
The original PTB-XL metadata can be found in the following CSV file: https://physionet.org/content/ptb-xl/1.0.3/ptbxl_database.csv Images in the GenECG dataset have the same ecg_id as the PTB-XL dataset with the addition of _hr_1R to the ECG ID. For example, ECG 02000_hr_1R.png from GenECG corresponds to 02000_hr.dat in PTB-XL.
For more information about the creation of GenECG, please refer to the following publication: DOI: https://doi.org/bmjhci-2024-101335