The Effects of the Presence of Multiple Conduction Velocities in the Analysis of Electrically-Evoked Compound Action Potentials (eCAPs)

J. Taylor, S. Sadrafshari, N. Donaldson, N. Granger, J. Prager, B. Metcalfe

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Abstract

New methods for the analysis of electrically-evoked compound action potentials (eCAPs) are described. Mammalian nerves tend to have broad multi-modal distributions of fibre diameters, which translates into a spread of conduction velocities. The method of velocity selective recording (VSR) is unable to distinguish between this spectral spread and the transfer function of the system. The concept of the velocity impulse function (VIF) is introduced as a tool to differentiate between these signal and system attributes. The new methods enable separate estimates of velocity spectral broadening and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to be obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Subtitle of host publicationEnabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020
PublisherIEEE
Pages3477-3480
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728119908
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Aug 2020
Event42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: 20 Jul 202024 Jul 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
Volume2020-July
ISSN (Print)1557-170X

Conference

Conference42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period20/07/2024/07/20

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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