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Hybrid motion artifact detection and correction approach for functional near-infrared spectroscopy measurements
Lin Gao1,2, Yuhui Wei3,4, Yifei Wang3,4
1Xi'an Jiaotong University, State Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Significance:
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a promising optical neuroimaging technique, measuring the hemodynamic signals from the cortex. However, improving signal quality and reducing artifacts arising from oscillation and baseline shift (BS) are still challenging up to now for fNIRS applications.
Aim:
Considering the advantages and weaknesses of the different algorithms to reduce the artifact effect in fNIRS signals, we propose a hybrid artifact detection and correction approach.
Approach:
First, distinct artifact detection was realized through an fNIRS detection strategy. Then the artifacts were divided into three categories: BS, slight oscillation, and severe oscillation. A comprehensive correction was applied through three main steps: severe artifact correction by cubic spline interpolation, BS removal by spline interpolation, and slight oscillation reduction by dual-threshold wavelet-based method.
Results:
Using fNIRS data acquired during whole night sleep monitoring, we compared the performance of our approach with existing algorithms in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and Pearson's correlation coefficient (R). We found that the proposed method showed improvements in performance in SNR and R with strong stability.
Conclusions:
These results suggest that the new hybrid artifact detection and correction method enhances the viability of fNIRS as a functional neuroimaging modality.
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