Deep learning for healthcare applications based on physiological signals: A review

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE

We have cast the net into the ocean of knowledge to retrieve the latest scientific research on deep learning methods for physiological signals. We found 53 research papers on this topic, published from 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2017.

METHODS

An initial bibliometric analysis shows that the reviewed papers focused on Electromyogram(EMG), Electroencephalogram(EEG), Electrocardiogram(ECG), and Electrooculogram(EOG). These four categories were used to structure the subsequent content review.

RESULTS

During the content review, we understood that deep learning performs better for big and varied datasets than classic analysis and machine classification methods. Deep learning algorithms try to develop the model by using all the available input.

CONCLUSIONS

This review paper depicts the application of various deep learning algorithms used till recently, but in future it will be used for more healthcare areas to improve the quality of diagnosis.

Parameter pattern discovery in nonlinear dynamic model for EEGs analysis

We propose a nonlinear dynamic model for an invasive electroencephalogram analysis that learns the optimal parameters of the neural population model via the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm. We introduce the crucial windows where the estimated parameters present patterns before seizure onset. The optimal parameters minimizes the error between the observed signal and the generated signal by the model. The proposed approach effectively discriminates between healthy signals and epileptic seizure signals. We evaluate the proposed method using an electroencephalogram dataset with normal and epileptic seizure sequences. The empirical results show that the patterns of parameters as a seizure approach and the method is efficient in analyzing nonlinear epilepsy electroencephalogram data. The accuracy of estimating the optimal parameters is improved by using the nonlinear dynamic model.