Title :
An improved clinical nystagmus algorithm
Author :
Banks, Anne Z. ; Wall, Conrad, III
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
Improvements to a previously published nystagmus analyzing algorithm (see C. Wall and F.L. Black, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol.BME28, no.9, p.638-45, 1981) are described. The removal of errors in detecting and eliminating spikes due to blinks or to voluntary eye movements is discussed. The technique used to improve the program involves the smooth differentiation of the position of the slow component of nystagmus to detect errors which are larger than a given threshold
Keywords :
eye; medical diagnostic computing; blinks; clinical nystagmus algorithm; error detection; error removal; smooth differentiation; spikes; voluntary eye movements; Algorithm design and analysis; Clinical diagnosis; Digital filters; Engineering in medicine and biology; Error correction; Frequency; Laboratories; Noise level; Signal analysis; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95915
