Detection of Small Bowel Slow-Wave Frequencies From Noninvasive Biomagnetic Measurements
Erickson, J.C.; Obioha, C.; Goodale, A.; Bradshaw, L.A.; Richards, W.O.
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Volume 56, Issue 9, Sept. 2009 Page(s):2181 - 2189
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/TBME.2009.2024087
Summary:We report a novel method for identifying the small intestine electrical activity slow-wave frequencies (SWFs) from noninvasive biomagnetic measurements. Superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer measurements are preprocessed to remove baseline drift and high-frequency noise. Subsequently, the underlying source signals are separated using the well-known second-order blind identification (SOBI) algorithm. A simple classification scheme identifies and assigns some of the SOBI components to a section of small bowel. SWFs were clearly identified in 10 out of 12 test subjects to within 0.09-0.25 cycles per minute. The method is sensitive at the 40.3 %-55.9% level, while false positive rates were 0%-8.6 %. This technique could potentially be used to help diagnose gastrointestinal ailments and obviate some exploratory surgeries.

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