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A classification system for the electrocardiogram features called the Minnesota
Code [Pineas et al., 1982] utilizes a defined set of measurement rules to assign spe-
cific numerical codes describing ECG morphology. It provides the ranges of normal
values of ECG morphological features in the standard 12 leads. The system was
developed in the late 1950s in response to the need for reporting ECG findings in
uniform and objective terms and has been updated and improved since then. Min-
nesota Code incorporates ECG classification criteria that have been validated and
accepted by clinicians [Kors et al., 1996].
ECG ST segment analysis is of special interest for detection ...