title: Rejection of pulse related artefact (PRA) from continuous electroencephalographic (EEG) time series recorded during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) using constraint independent component analysis (cICA).
abstract: Rejection of the pulse related artefact (PRA) from electroencephalographic (EEG) time series recorded simultaneously with fMRI data is difficult, particularly during NREM sleep because of the similarities between sleep slow waves and PRA, in both temporal and frequency domains and the need to work with non-averaged data. Here we introduce an algorithm based on constrained independent component analysis (cICA) for PRA removal. This method has several advantages: (1) automatic detection of the components corresponding to the PRA; (2) stability of the solution and (3) computational treatability. Using multichannel EEG recordings obtained in a 3 T MR scanner, with and without concomitant fMRI acquisition, we provide evidence for the sensitivity and specificity of the method in rejecting PRA in various sleep and waking conditions.
authors.affiliation: Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liege, Belgium. yves.leclercq@student.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Leclercq
authors.forename: Evelyne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balteau
authors.forename: Thanh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dang-Vu
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schabus
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luxen
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maquet
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016477:Artifacts; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*