Development and application of the 'Sleep Ukiha' automated sleep analysis system.
We attempted to develop an automated sleep analysis system that uses a personal computer as an aid to the entire sleep research process. Analysis is based on electroencephalogram, chin muscle electromyogram and electrooculography, while other physiological phenomena can be handled arbitrarily. Major characteristics of the system include: (i) simultaneous gathering of physiological phenomena from up to three patients; (ii) high-speed waveform analysis; (iii) user-friendly operating environment through the use of a graphical user interface; and (iv) versatile utilization of analytical data in research.
Shirakawa
S
S
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Uchimura
N
N
Tanaka
J
J
Sakamoto
T
T
Satomura
T
T
Tsutsumi
Y
Y
Kotorii
T
T
Maeda
H
H
Kuwahara
H
H
D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface