A wide and deep transformer neural network combining handcrafted features and deep learned representations achieved a top score of 0.533 on the full test set for classifying 27 cardiac abnormalities.
A wide and deep transformer neural network combining handcrafted and deep features achieved the top score in the 2020 PhysioNet/CinC challenge for classifying 12-lead ECG abnormalities.
Cardiac abnormalities are a leading cause of death and their early diagnosis are of importance for providing timely interventions. The goal of 2020 PhysioNet/CinC challenge was to develop algorithms to diagnose multiple cardiac abnormalities using 12-lead ECG data. In this work, we develop a wide and deep transformer neural network to classify each 12-lead ECG sequence into 27 cardiac abnormality classes. Our approach combines handcrafted ECG features, which were determined to be important by a random forest model, and discriminative feature representations that are automatically learned from a transformer neural network. Our entry to the 2020 Phys-ioNet/CinC challenge placed 1 st out of 41 official ranking teams (team name = prna). Using the official generalized weighted accuracy metric for evaluation, we achieved a validation score of 0.587 and top score of 0.533 on the full held-out test set.
Natarajan et al. (Wed,) conducted a other in Cardiac abnormalities. Wide and deep transformer neural network vs. Other challenge algorithms was evaluated on Official generalized weighted accuracy metric on the full held-out test set. A wide and deep transformer neural network combining handcrafted features and deep learned representations achieved a top score of 0.533 on the full test set for classifying 27 cardiac abnormalities.