Estimation of conduction velocity distribution in human nerve trunks with generalized POCS method

Satoshi Honda, Yutaka Tomita, Takuji Suzuki

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

Abstract

With a generalized method of projections onto convex sets (g-POCS), a distribution of peripheral nerve conduction velocities and a single fiber action potential are deconvolved from two compound action potentials, which are evoked at two stimulating sites, and observed with a surface electrode. The iterative estimation procedure consists of alternating projections of each least square solution onto corresponding constraint set; a non-negative distribution with finite support and a single fiber action potential with finite duration are assumed. The proposed method is applied to measure the distribution of the conduction velocities, and compared with the collision method, resulting high correlation. The method is also applied to measure the distribution of the sensory nerve conduction velocities. The useful information about the peripheral nerve can be obtained by the present method and the application to the clinical field is expected.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1764-1765
Number of pages2
JournalAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Volume4
Publication statusPublished - 1996 Dec 1
EventProceedings of the 1996 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Part 4 (of 5) - Amsterdam, Neth
Duration: 1996 Oct 311996 Nov 3

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Estimation of conduction velocity distribution in human nerve trunks with generalized POCS method'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this