Title :
Automatic Detection of the K-Complex in Sleep Electroencephalograms
Author :
Bremer, Gordon ; Smith, Jack R. ; Karacan, Ismet
Author_Institution :
University, of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. 32601.
Abstract :
The development and application of an electronic system which is capable of automatically detecting the K-complexes, aperiodic waveforms found in sleep electroencephalograms, is described. The system can be used either on- or off-line.
Keywords :
Computerized monitoring; Electric variables; Electrodes; Electroencephalography; Humans; MONOS devices; Nervous system; Pattern recognition; Scalp; Sleep; Brain; Electroencephalography; Humans; Models, Theoretical; Periodicity; Sleep;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1970.4502759