Two-dimensional spectral processing of sequential evoked potentials

Med Biol Eng Comput. 1996 May;34(3):239-43. doi: 10.1007/BF02520080.

Abstract

The processing of sequential evoked potentials (EPs) is investigated using two-dimensional processing techniques. Two-dimensional EP arrays or images are formed by stacking sequential recordings. Processing is accomplished in the frequency domain by 2-D low-pass filtering using Gaussian filters. Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs), which are the early auditory EPs, are used to investigate the effects of the 2-D filtering on real data. Gaussian filtering improves signal-to-noise ratios by reducing high frequency noise effectively in both intra-EP and inter-EP dimensions. Applications to intra-operative monitoring are simulated with real ABR data.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem*
  • Humans
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted*