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Temko, A;Marnane, W;Boylan, G;Lightbody, G
2015
February
Journal Decision Support Systems
Clinical implementation of a neonatal seizure detection algorithm
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WOS: 31 ()
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AMPLITUDE-INTEGRATED ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY DECISION-SUPPORT-SYSTEM EEG CLASSIFICATION ENVIRONMENTS ACCEPTANCE PARADIGMS INFANTS TIME
70
86
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Technologies for automated detection of neonatal seizures are gradually moving towards cot-side implementation. The aim of this paper is to present different ways to visualize the output of a neonatal seizure detection system and analyse their influence on performance in a clinical environment. Three different ways to visualize the detector output are considered: a binary output, a probabilistic trace, and a spatio-temporal colormap of seizure observability. As an alternative to visual aids, audified neonatal EEG is also considered. Additionally, a survey on the usefulness and accuracy of the presented methods has been performed among clinical personnel. The main advantages and disadvantages of the presented methods are discussed. The connection between information visualization and different methods to compute conventional metrics is established. The results of the visualization methods along with the system validation results indicate that the developed neonatal seizure detector with its current level of performance would unambiguously be of benefit to clinicians as a decision support system. The results of the survey suggest that a suitable way to visualize the output of neonatal seizure detection systems in a clinical environment is a combination of a binary output and a probabilistic trace. The main healthcare benefits of the tool are outlined. The decision support system with the chosen visualization interface is currently undergoing pre-market European multi-centre clinical investigation to support its regulatory approval and clinical adoption. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license.
AMSTERDAM
0167-9236
10.1016/j.dss.2014.12.006
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