提出轻量级CNN模型,实现低硬件要求下的实时心电图精准分类。
Efficient Neural Architectures for Real-Time ECG Interpretation on Limited Hardware

- 设计并对比三种并行与简化结构的轻量CNN,提升效率。
- 在三大数据集上达到0.89以上AUC,推理速度超2000张/秒。
- 适合资源受限场景,如可穿戴设备或基层医疗部署。
心电图(ECG)分析对诊断多种心脏异常至关重要。尽管深度学习在自动化心电图分类方面展现出强大潜力,但许多现有模型依赖庞大且计算密集的架构,阻碍实际部署。本文对卷积神经网络(CNN)架构进行实证研究,探索诊断准确率与计算效率之间的权衡。我们基准测试了两个已知模型:AttiaNet,一种由串行时序和空间模块组成的紧凑模型;以及DeepResidualCNN,2021年PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology挑战赛的获胜架构。在此基础上,我们提出了三种轻量级模型:(i) ParallelCNN,采用时序与空间双分支并行提取特征;(ii) ParallelCNNew,通过对称权重初始化实现均衡特征学习;(iii) SimpleNet,联合处理时序与空间维度的精简架构。实验涵盖德国、中国和美国三个公开的12导联心电图数据集,覆盖二分类、多分类及多标签任务,涉及不同人群。此外,评估了整合低成本人口统计学信息(年龄与性别)对性能的提升效果,开销极小。为确保公平比较,我们引入统一的效率评分,综合考虑模型大小、推理速度、内存占用与AUC表现。所提模型在保持诊断性能的同时显著提升效率,为下一代心血管人工智能系统提供可扩展、可行的基础。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is essential for diagnosing a wide range of cardiac abnormalities. While deep learning has shown strong potential for automating ECG classification, many existing models rely on large, computationally intensive architectures that hinder practical deployment. In this paper, we present an empirical study of convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures, exploring tradeoffs between diagnostic accuracy and computational efficiency. We benchmark two established baselines: AttiaNet, a compact model composed of sequential temporal and spatial blocks, and DeepResidualCNN, the winning architecture of the 2021 PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge. Building on these, we propose three lightweight models: (i) ParallelCNN, which employs dual temporal and spatial branches for parallel pattern extraction; (ii) ParallelCNNew, a variant with symmetric weight initialization for balanced feature learning; and (iii) SimpleNet, a streamlined architecture that jointly processes temporal and spatial dimensions. Our experiments span three publicly available 12-lead ECG datasets from Germany, China, and the United States, covering binary, multiclass, and multilabel classification tasks across diverse patient populations. We further evaluate the impact of integrating low-cost demographic metadata (age and sex) to improve performance with minimal overhead. To ensure fair comparison, we introduce a unified Efficiency Score that integrates model size, inference speed, memory usage, and AUC performance. By balancing diagnostic performance and efficiency, our models offer a scalable and viable foundation for next-generation AI systems in cardiovascular care.
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