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ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2010

Bayesian aggregation versus majority vote in the characterization of non-specific arm pain based on quantitative needle electromyography.

Andrew Hamilton-Wright, Linda McLean, Daniel W Stashuk, Kristina M Calder

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Article in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew Hamilton-WrightSchool of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. andrewhw@ieee.org
Linda McLean
Daniel W Stashuk
Kristina M Calder
Queen's University · CAUniversity of Waterloo · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMethods for the calculation and application of quantitative electromyographic (EMG) statistics for the characterization of EMG data detected from forearm muscles of individuals with and without pain associated with repetitive strain injury are presented.

methodsA classification procedure using a multi-stage application of Bayesian inference is presented that characterizes a set of motor unit potentials acquired using needle electromyography. The utility of this technique in characterizing EMG data obtained from both normal individuals and those presenting with symptoms of "non-specific arm pain" is explored and validated. The efficacy of the Bayesian technique is compared with simple voting methods.

resultsThe aggregate Bayesian classifier presented is found to perform with accuracy equivalent to that of majority voting on the test data, with an overall accuracy greater than 0.85. Theoretical foundations of the technique are discussed, and are related to the observations found.

conclusionsAggregation of motor unit potential conditional probability distributions estimated using quantitative electromyographic analysis, may be successfully used to perform electrodiagnostic characterization of "non-specific arm pain." It is expected that these techniques will also be able to be applied to other types of electrodiagnostic data.

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AdultAlgorithmsArmBayes TheoremCumulative Trauma DisordersElectromyographyHumansMiddle AgedMuscle, SkeletalNeedlesPainSignal Processing, Computer-Assisted

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