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Improving source detection and separation in a spatiotemporal Bayesian inference dipole analysis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16675860     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Most existing spatiotemporal multi-dipole approaches for MEG/EEG source localization assume that the dipoles are active for the full time range being analysed. If the actual time range of activity of sources is significantly shorter than the time range being analysed, the detectability, localization and time-course determination of such sources may be adversely affected, especially for weak sources. In order to improve detectability and reconstruction of such sources, it is natural to add active time range information (starting time point and ending time point of source activation) for each candidate source as unknown parameters in the analysis. However, this adds additional nonlinear free parameters that could burden the analysis and could be unfeasible for some methods. Recently, we described a spatiotemporal Bayesian inference multi-dipole analysis for the MEG/EEG inverse problem. This approach treated the number of dipoles as a free parameter, produced realistic uncertainty estimates using a Markov chain Monte Carlo numerical sampling of the posterior distribution and included a method to reduce the unwanted effects of local minima. In this paper, our spatiotemporal Bayesian inference multi-dipole analysis is extended to incorporate active time range parameters of starting and stopping time points. The properties of this analysis in comparison to the previous one without active time range parameters are demonstrated through extensive studies using both simulated and empirical MEG data.
Authors:
Sung C Jun; John S George; Sergey M Plis; Doug M Ranken; David M Schmidt; C C Wood
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-04-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physics in medicine and biology     Volume:  51     ISSN:  0031-9155     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Med Biol     Publication Date:  2006 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-05-05     Completed Date:  2006-07-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401220     Medline TA:  Phys Med Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2395-414     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
MS-D454, Biological & Quantum Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. jschan@lanl.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials / physiology*
Bayes Theorem
Brain / physiology*
Brain Mapping / methods*
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Electroencephalography / methods*
Humans
Magnetoencephalography / methods*
Models, Neurological*
Models, Statistical
Monte Carlo Method
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
2 R01 EB000310-05/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS

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