Comparison of burst parameters of IMSNA during handgrip exercise calculated by computer automated detection program with investigator manually calculated

Abstract

Microneurography is a technique in which electrodes are inserted percutaneously into peripheral nerves in humans for recording of single or multi-unit action potentials. The integrated muscle sympathetic nerve activity (IMSNA) are used to study the neural control of autonomie nervous system. In this research, we developed the automated IMSNA detection program and applied the program to detect burst parameters of IMSNA to seven normal subjects during the handgrip exercise experiments. And the results were compared with the result from the experienced investigator, which is manually calculated. The result of comparison was found to have a very high correlation (0.9821) between the developed automated detection program and the investigator. ©2004IEEE.