title: Wavelet analysis of EEG for three-dimensional mapping of epileptic events.
abstract: This paper is aimed at understanding epileptic patient disorders through the analysis of surface electroencephalograms (EEG). It deals with the detection of spikes or spike-waves based on a nonorthogonal wavelet transform. A multilevel structure is described that locates the temporal segments where abnormal events occur. These events are then visually interpreted by means of a 3D mapping technique. This 3D display makes use of a ray tracing scheme and combines both the functional (the EEG but also its wavelet representation) and the morphological data (acquired from computed tomography [CT] or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] devices). The results show that a significant reduction of the clinical workload is obtained while the most important episodes are better reviewed and analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image, INSERM, Université de Rennes I, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Senhadji
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dillenseger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wendling
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kinie
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003663:Decision Trees; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed