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Methods Inf Med 2000; 39(02): 101-104
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634287
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Trend Recognition in Clinical Signals using Template-Based Methods

R. W. Jones
2   Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
,
A. Lowe
2   Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
,
M. J. Harrison
1   Department of Anaesthesia, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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Publication Date:
07 February 2018 (online)

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Abstract:

The recognition of clinically significant trends in monitored signals plays an important role in many medical diagnostic applications. A template-based system technique to identify characteristic patterns in time-series data is described, based on fuzzy logic. Fuzzy set theory allows the creation of fuzzy templates from linguistic rules. The resulting fuzzy template system can accommodate multiple time signals, relative or absolute trends, and automatically generates a normalised “goodness of fit” score. The template approach was originally developed for monitoring during anaesthesia but has the potential to be useful in other domains that require temporal pattern recognition.

Keywords:

Temporal Pattern Recognition - Fault Detection and Diagnosis - Fuzzy Templates
 

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