Heart attack detection in colour images using convolutional neural networks

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Therefore, getting help in time makes the difference between life and death. In many cases, help is not obtained in time when a person is alone and suffers a heart attack. This is mainly due to the fact that pain prevents him/her from asking for help. This article presents a novel proposal to identify people with an apparent heart attack in colour images by detecting characteristic postures of heart attack. The method of identifying infarcts makes use of convolutional neural networks. These have been trained with a specially prepared set of images that contain people simulating a heart attack. The promising results in the classification of infarcts show 91.75% accuracy and 92.85% sensitivity.