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Cutaneous recordings of gastric electrical activity (electrogastrography (EGG)) could become a valuable non-invasive tool for recognising gastric electrical abnormalities. Although signals obtained with internally implanted electrodes deliver quantitative information, this technique cannot be used for diagnostic purposes because of its invasive nature. On the other hand, the objectivity of electrogastrography is still in question. The aims of this work are to develop computer techniques for extracting quantitative information from digital electrogastrograms, and to evaluate quantitatively EGG recordings from healthy volunteers. The dynamics of all four EGG parameters are studied: amplitude, frequency, time shift between different channels, and waveform. Four separate two-dimensional computer plots are developed using specially designed digital signal-processing procedures. Each parameter is evaluated in a study of 20 healthy volunteers. Frequency is found to be the only EGG parameter that shows quantitative consistency and merit.
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Mintchey, M.P., Bowes, K.L. Extracting quantitative information from digital electrogastrograms. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 34, 244–248 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02520081
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