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    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Urology
    • Signal Processing

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    • Current urodynamics methods provide limited snapshots of bladder function due to rapid filling.
    • Ambulatory urodynamics is challenged by motion artifacts, requiring abdominal pressure sensors.
    • Existing methods hinder long-term monitoring and closed-loop treatment for lower urinary tract dysfunction.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate an algorithm for estimating detrusor pressure using single-channel bladder pressure signals.
    • To overcome limitations of current urodynamics by enabling accurate pressure measurement without abdominal sensors.
    • To facilitate long-term monitoring and closed-loop treatment for lower urinary tract dysfunction.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of single-channel bladder pressure signals from human and feline datasets.
    • Application of multiresolution analysis techniques to attenuate abdominal pressure components.
    • Development of an algorithm to estimate detrusor pressure from vesical pressure signals.

    Main Results:

    • Strong correlations between estimated and recorded detrusor pressure in human (0.895 ± 0.121) and feline (0.812 ± 0.113) subjects.
    • Demonstrated accuracy of the proposed method in reconstructing detrusor muscle pressures.
    • Successful attenuation of probable abdominal pressure artifacts from vesical pressure signals.

    Conclusions:

    • Signal processing techniques can accurately reconstruct detrusor pressure from vesical pressure alone.
    • The developed algorithm is relevant for novel sensors measuring only vesical pressure.
    • This approach enhances data analysis for ambulatory urodynamics by mitigating abdominal pressure artifacts.