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Quantitative signal quality assessment for large-scale continuous scalp electroencephalography from a big data
Lingling Zhao1,2, Yufan Zhang1,2, Xue Yu1,2
1The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Physiological Measurement
|August 11, 2022
Summary
This study introduces a quantitative electroencephalography (EEG) quality assessment (QA) pipeline to automatically detect artifacts in brainwave data. The pipeline provides reliable quality metrics crucial for large-scale EEG research.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Biomedical Engineering
- Signal Processing
Background:
- Electroencephalography (EEG) is vital for neuroscience but susceptible to artifacts.
- Artifacts obscure true neural signals, limiting EEG data utility.
- Current EEG quality assessment methods are insufficient for large-scale studies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a quantitative, automated quality assessment (QA) pipeline for raw EEG data.
- To establish a stable and generalizable artifact detection and QA framework.
- To address limitations in current EEG data quality evaluation.
Main Methods:
- A threshold-based QA pipeline was developed for continuous resting-state EEG.
- The pipeline integrates automatic artifact detection and novel QA measures.
- Calibration involved one simulation and two real-world EEG datasets (42 healthy, 983 clinical subjects).
Main Results:
- Selected QA indices demonstrated high sensitivity, linearly decreasing with increased noise.
- Validated stable and replicable QA thresholds applicable across diverse EEG datasets.
- Identified high-frequency noise as the most prevalent artifact in practical EEG data.
Conclusions:
- The developed QA pipeline offers a stable and promising method for quantitative EEG signal quality assessment.
- This approach is particularly valuable for large-scale EEG studies requiring reliable data.
- The pipeline is accessible via the WeBrain cloud platform.
