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ArticleScientific reports2017

Comparison of electrohysterogram signal measured by surface electrodes with different designs: A computational study with dipole band and abdomen models.

Pei Gao, Dongmei Hao, Yang An, Ying Wang, Qian Qiu, Lin Yang, Yimin Yang, Song Zhang, Xuwen Li, Dingchang Zheng

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Pei GaoCollege of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
Dongmei HaoCollege of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China. haodongmei@bjut.edu.cn.
Yang AnCollege of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
Ying WangCollege of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
Qian QiuCollege of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
Lin YangCollege of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
Yimin YangCollege of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
Song ZhangCollege of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
Xuwen LiCollege of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
Dingchang ZhengHealth and Wellbeing Academy, Faculty of Medical Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ, UK. dingchang.zheng@anglia.ac.uk.
Beijing University of Technology · CNAnglia Ruskin University · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-invasive measurement of uterine activity using electrohysterogram (EHG) surface electrodes has been attempted to monitor uterine contraction. This study aimed to computationally compare the performance of acquiring EHG signals using monopolar electrode and three types of Laplacian concentric ring electrodes (bipolar, quasi-bipolar and tri-polar). With the implementation of dipole band model and abdomen model, the performances of four electrodes in terms of the local sensitivity were quantified by potential attenuation. Furthermore, the effects of fat and muscle thickness on potential attenuation were evaluated using the bipolar and tri-polar electrodes with different radius. The results showed that all the four types of electrodes detected the simulated EHG signals with consistency. That the bipolar and tri-polar electrodes had greater attenuations than the others, and the shorter distance between the origin and location of dipole band at 20 dB attenuation, indicating that they had relatively better local sensitivity. In addition, ANOVA analysis showed that, for all the electrodes with different outer ring radius, the effects of fat and muscle on potential attenuation were significant (all p < 0.01). It is therefore concluded that the bipolar and tri-polar electrodes had higher local sensitivity than the others, indicating that they can be applied to detect EHG effectively.

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ElectrodesElectrophysiological PhenomenaAbdomenComputer SimulationElectromyographyFemaleHumansMonitoring, PhysiologicPregnancyUterine MonitoringUterus

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