Australas Phys Eng S
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Australas Phys Eng S · Mar 2006
Comparative StudyTime-frequency analysis of heart rate variability for neonatal seizure detection.
The ECG has been much neglected in automatic seizure detection in the newborn. Changes in heart rate and ECG rhythm are often found in animal and adult patients with seizure. ⋯ The TFDs studied are the Wigner-Ville (WVD), the Spectrogram (SP), the Choi-Williams (CWD) and the Modified B (MBD) distributions. Based on our preliminary results, our current conclusion is MBD outperforms other TFDs in terms of time-frequency resolution, cross-terms suppression and to represent the newborn HRV signals of non-seizure and seizure which are closely-spaced components in the time-frequency domain.
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Australas Phys Eng S · Mar 2006
Comparative StudySurvey of Poincaré indices for measuring heart rate variability.
Multiple indices have been developed to characterise the nonperiodic behaviour of heart rate variability displayed in Poincaré plots, particularly with R-R interval data collected over 24hr periods. Some of these indices have been compared to statistical time-domain indices and some to spectral indices, while others have been used to separate data sets such as cardiac abnormalities. ⋯ This study examined these Poincaré indices and determined their correlations with time-domain indices, and investigated how the correlations are affected by analysing shorter time periods. Further investigation of the Poincaré indices that do not correlate strongly with SD or rMSSD may prove interesting in determining dynamic characteristics of cardiac nervous system activity.
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Improved technology and higher fidelity are making medical simulations increasingly popular. A simulated peripheral nerve stimulator and thumb actuator has been developed for use with the SimMan Universal Patient Simulator. This device incorporates a handheld control box, a McKibben pneumatic muscle and articulated thumb, and a remote software interface for the simulation facilitator. The system simulates the action of a peripheral nerve stimulator on the ulnar nerve, and the effects of neuromuscular junction blocking agents on the thumb motion.