ISSN:
1573-2614
Keywords:
automatic data processing
;
data collection
;
statistical data interpretation
;
cluster analysis
;
discriminant analysis
;
fourier analysis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Computer Science
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The interpretation of automatically collected data to produce intelligent alarms and identify particular conditions is nearly impossible without identifying the specific context in which the data are obtained. Shifts in clinical context occur because of changes in the patient's physiologic state, or due to the passage of time, or due to changes imposed by therapeutic intervention such as surgery. Techniques to identify such changes in clinical context are discussed with particular attention to the application of cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, and statistical predictors. An example of these analyses applied to EEG data is presented, showing an unexpected hysteresis of EEG behavior in response to an hypoxic challenge.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01133522
