This paper presents a novel processing method for heart sound signal: the statistical time growing neural network (STGNN). The STGNN performs a robust classification by merging supervised and unsupervised statistical methods to overcome non-stationary behavior of the signal. By combining available preprocessing and segmentation techniques and the STGNN classifier, we build an automatic tool for screening children with isolated BAV, the congenital heart malformation which can lead to serious cardiovascular lesions. Children with BAV (22 individuals) and healthy condition (28 individuals) are subjected to the study. The performance of the STGNN is compared to that of a time growing neural network (CTGNN) and a conventional support vector (CSVM) machine, using balanced repeated random sub sampling. The average of the accuracy/sensitivity is estimated to be 87.4/86.5 for the STGNN, 81.8/83.4 for the CTGNN, and 72.9/66.8 for the CSVM. Results show that the STGNN offers better performance and provides more immunity to the background noise as compared to the CTGNN and CSVM. The method is implementable in a computer system to be employed in primary healthcare centers to improve the screening accuracy.
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