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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Electrophysiology
    • Machine Learning

    Background:

    • Electrophysiological muscle classification (EMC) methods are established but lack transparency.
    • Enhancing transparency in EMC systems remains a significant research challenge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a transparent, semi-supervised system for EMC using needle-detected EMG signals.
    • To classify muscles into normal, myopathic, or neurogenic categories.

    Main Methods:

    • Formulated the EMC problem using multiple instance learning (MIL).
    • Developed a novel MIL-based system adapting classifiers for instance bags.
    • Utilized motor unit potential (MUP) features: morphological, stability, near fiber, and spectral.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved an average classification accuracy of 95.85% across diverse muscle groups.
    • Demonstrated superior and stable performance compared to existing EMC methods.
    • Validated the system on proximal and distal hand and leg muscles.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed transparent semi-supervised EMC system offers high accuracy and stability.
    • This novel MIL-based approach advances muscle classification transparency and performance.
    • The system effectively differentiates between normal and pathological muscle conditions.