Rule based system for interpretation of evoked potential waveforms

Author

Boston, J. Robert

Author_Institution

Dept. of Anesthesiology/CCM, Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

9-12 Nov 1989

Firstpage

1808

Abstract

Results obtained with a prototype expert decision-support system for interpretation of sensory evoked-potential waveforms are described. An analytic module calculates several parameters from the waveform, and the parameters are converted into scores to be used by a rule-based module. The scores are treated as linguistic variables to determine whether a response is present with low, medium, or high confidence. Results obtained with the system are presented. The parameters can also be summarized by fuzzy descriptors. The advantages and disadvantages of the two approaches are discussed

Keywords

bioelectric potentials; computerised signal processing; expert systems; medical computing; waveform analysis; analytic module; fuzzy descriptors; linguistic variables; prototype expert decision-support system; rule-based module; sensory evoked potential waveforms interpretation; Biological control systems; Decision support systems; Delay; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy systems; Humans; Knowledge based systems; Production systems; Prototypes; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96472

Filename

96472