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Lecture 2-3 Classification of Biosignals: Digital Signal Processing and Analysis in Biomedical Systems
Lecture 2-3 Classification of Biosignals: Digital Signal Processing and Analysis in Biomedical Systems
Classification of
Biosignals
Digital Signal Processing and Analysis
in Biomedical Systems
Contents
- Classification of biosignals
- Examples
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What are biosignals?
All types of biomedical systems either generate the signals to influence the
human body, or analyze biosignals to extract useful information about
functioning of human body.
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Variety of tasks - 1
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Signal analysis
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Why biosignals?
Biosignal carries all information about the living object. We analyze signals
which are coming from the body (ECG, EEG etc.) or are connected to the body (X-
ray images, ultrasonic images).
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Biosignals through centuries
Hippocrates palpating a young patient (500 BC) ICU in modern hospital (2016 AD) 8
Example - Polysomnogram
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PSG signal
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Example - 2
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Classification of biosignals - 1
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Classification of biosignals - 2
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Classification according to
the physical nature of
signal
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Electric signals
Electric field is generated in cells (nerve and muscle) and organs because of
intra- and extracellular ionic currents. They are the results of electrochemical
processes in the single ionic channels.
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Action potential generation
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Types of electrical signals
Neural cells
ENG – electroneurogram
EEG – electroencephalogram
ERG – electroretinogram
Muscle cells
ECG – electrocardiogram
EMG – electromyogram
Other cells
EOG – electrooculorgam
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GSR – galvanic skin response
ECG generation
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Bioelectric signals
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Magnetic biosignals
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Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
MEG is based on measuring the magnetic field outside the head using an array
of very sensitive magnetic field detectors (magnetometers). The signals
recorded by EEG and MEG directly reflect current flows generated by neurons
within the brain. The temporal frequency content of these signals ranges from
less than 1 Hz (one cycle per second) to over 100 Hz (100 cycles per second).
Because MEG and EEG measure neuronal activity in “real time” the connections
activated either at rest or during task can be measured, giving us a picture of the
dynamic interactions among brain networks. MEG has much greater temporal
resolution than fMRI so MEG-based analysis provides high temporal resolution
data for analyzing the neuromagnetic correlates of fMRI connectivity, its time-
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frequency content, and temporal interactions.
MEG measurement
Magnes 3600 with 248 magnetometers within a shielded room with 64 EEG Voltage Channels and 23 MEG reference
channels (5 gradiometer, and 18 magnetometer).
Five current coils attached to the subject, in combination with structural imaging data and head surface tracings, are
used to localize the brain in geometric relation to the magnetometers. Auditory (earphone), visual (screen external to
shielded room) and somatosensory (air-driven tactile) stimuli can be delivered. 24
MEG signal
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fMRI+MEG during rest
Source-space band-limited power (BLP) correlation maps obtained for the Dorsal Attentive Network. Left: fMRI
seed based conjunction maps. Right: MEG t-statistic images across subjects computed using epochs of
maximum correlation. The topography of the non-stationary MEG Resting State Network (RSN) is similar to the
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RSN obtained by fMRI.
Magnetocardiography (MCG)
MCG is the measurement of magnetic fields emitted by the human heart from
small currents by electrically active cells of the heart muscle.
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Data derived from MCG
Averaged MCG Map of magnetic field Map of current density
36-channels distribution distribution
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Myocardium current density maps
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Chemical biosignals
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Blood saturation of gases
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Photoplethysmography
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Mechanical biosignals
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3D tracking using accelerometer
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Acoustic biosignals
Subset of mechanical signals that describe the acoustic sound produced by the
body (vibrations and motions). Bioacoustic signals give access to diverse body
sounds:
- Cardiac sounds (phonocardiography)
- Snoring (Obstructive Sleep Apnea detction)
- Swallowing
- Respiratory sounds
- Crackles of joints and muscles
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Respiratory sounds
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Electronic stethoscope
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Optical biosignals
Optical methods are among the oldest and best-established techniques for
sensing biochemical analytes.
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Immunology (antibody-antigen interaction)
Body temperature in the point and temperature maps, may describe heat loss
and heat absorption in the body, or temperature distribution over the body
surface.
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Thermography (temperature maps)
- Cancer
- Varicose veins
- Osteochondrosis, osteoporosis
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Classification according to
the system of origin
of signal
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Endocrine System
Is the collection of glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the
circulatory system to be carried toward a distant target organ.
Signals:
- Chemical
- Optical
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Signals from Nervous System
Brain
- EEG, MEG
- Event-Related Potentials (acoustic, visual)
- Neurovisualization (MRI/fMRI, CT, PET, SPECT)
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Cardiovascular System
Visualization
- Ultrasonic Imaging
- MRI, Ultrasonic, X-ray
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Vision system
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Electroretinography
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Auditory system
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Example of audiogram
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Musculoskeletal system
- EMG (Electromyogram)
- Visualization (MRI, X-Ray)
- Reography (myorelaxation)
- Accelerometry (gait)
- Stabilorgaphy (Parkinson’s)
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Respiratory system
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Spyrography
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Gastrointestinal System
- MRI
- X-ray
- Ultrasound Imaging
- Chemical signals
- Electrogastrogram
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Elecrtogastrogram
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Blood System
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Other Classification
of biosignals
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Dimesionality
• 1D (ECG)
• 2D (temperature map)
• 3D (MRI image)
• 4D (fMRI image)
Task-related activation
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Number of channels
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256 channels of EEG
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Analysis approach (signal models)
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Summary
Biosignals are the only source of information describing the functioning of the
human body in healthy and disease conditions.
Biosignals are of various nature and origin.
Many biosignals can contain information about same organ or system.
Researchers and practitioners should do
measurement,
processing,
analysis,
interpretation
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