COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF SLEEP

一种用于客观分析生理数据的系统(EEG， 肌电、EOG、NPT、周期性腿部运动、呼吸、氧气 饱和度和体温)发生在睡眠中，是 以供设计和评估。该系统将包括令牌 与主机连接的发电机(信号处理器)。这个 令牌生成器将检测和量化 感兴趣，并将信息传输到主机。这个 主机(基于个人计算机的系统)将使用 专家系统设计外壳，并将包括知识库， 知识库编辑器、用户界面、交互图形和 数据库管理系统。其结果将是一个简单的系统 供不熟悉计算机或信号的操作员使用 处理和一个可以容易地扩展为更多 获得有关系统和睡眠分析的知识。这个 研究将包括系统研究，由两个独立的睡眠 实验室，以证明该技术的实用性和有效性 从自动分析中获得的信息。这些研究将 还提供了信息，将用于进一步改善 系统设计。由此产生的系统将提供更多 对睡眠过程的详细描述比现在可能的， 提高睡眠研究的标准化，并提供一种手段 将睡眠研究带给更多的患者群体。

A system for the objective analysis of physiological data (EEG, EMG, EOG, NPT, periodic leg movements, respiration, oxygen saturation level, and body temperature) occurring during sleep, is to be designed and evaluated. The system will include a token generator (signal processor) interfaced to a host computer. The token generator will detect and quantify the waveforms of interest and transmit the information to the host computer. The host (a personal computer based system) will be designed using an expert system design shell and will include a knowledge base, knowledge base editor, user interface, interactive graphics and a data base management system. The result will be a system easy to use by operators not familiar with computers or signal processing and one which can readily be expanded as more knowledge about the system and sleep analysis are acquired. The research will include systematic studies, by two independent sleep laboratories, to demonstrate the utility and validity of the information obtained from automated analysis. These studies will also provide information which will be used to further improve the system design. The resulting system will provide a much more detailed description of the sleep process than is now possible, increase standardization of sleep studies, and provide a means for bringing sleep studies to a larger patient population.