Neurofeedback Training Based on Motor Imagery Strategies Increases EEG Complexity in Elderly Population

Neurofeedback training (NFT) has shown promising results in recent years as a tool to address the effects of age-related cognitive decline in the elderly. Since previous studies have linked reduced complexity of electroencephalography (EEG) signal to the process of cognitive decline, we propose the use of non-linear methods to characterise changes in EEG complexity induced by NFT. In this study, we analyse the pre- and post-training EEG from 11 elderly subjects who performed an NFT based on motor imagery (MI–NFT). Spectral changes were studied using relative power (RP) from classical frequency bands (delta, theta, alpha, and beta), whilst multiscale entropy (MSE) was applied to assess EEG-induced complexity changes. Furthermore, we analysed the subject’s scores from Luria tests performed before and after MI–NFT. We found that MI–NFT induced a power shift towards rapid frequencies, as well as an increase of EEG complexity in all channels, except for C3. These improvements were most evident in frontal channels. Moreover, results from cognitive tests showed significant enhancement in intellectual and memory functions. Therefore, our findings suggest the usefulness of MI–NFT to improve cognitive functions in the elderly and encourage future studies to use MSE as a metric to characterise EEG changes induced by MI–NFT.     

基于MRI和深度学习的桥小脑角区脑膜瘤与听神经瘤分类算法研究

桥小脑角区脑膜瘤与听神经瘤是两种常见的脑部肿瘤,它们的临床表现和影像学表现极为相似,在临床诊断时极易发生误诊．将影像数据与深度学习方法相结合,建立脑膜瘤与听神经瘤的判别模型,可以为两种脑肿瘤的及时准确诊断提供重要手段．本文采集了307名脑肿瘤患者的T₁W-SE序列图像,通过对原始图像进行限制对比度自适应直方图均衡化（Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization,CLAHE）等预处理,提升数据集图像质量,再经过建立的三维卷积神经网络（3-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network,3D CNN）深度学习框架中图像特征的学习,实现对脑膜瘤与听神经瘤的分类．图像增强参数与网络结构参数经过优化后,对脑膜瘤与听神经瘤分类的准确率达到0.918 0,曲线下面积（Area Under Curve,AUC）为0.913 4,实现了对桥小脑角区脑膜瘤与听神经瘤的有效判别．     

基于FPGA与DDS的磁共振成像射频脉冲发生器

设计了一种基于现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)与直接数字频率合成(DDS)的磁共振成像(MRI)射频脉冲发生器,采用FPGA实现DDS,并内置软脉冲波形双端口随机存取存储器(RAM)、乘法器以及相关的控制逻辑.实现了较高的技术指标,其中频率、相位与幅度分辨率分别为32 bits、16 bits与16 bits,软脉冲波形的时间精度可达0.1?s.FPGA提供了一个可编程的接口,便于序列控制器对其进行控制,以输出射频脉冲.MRI实验结果证明了该设计的可行性.     

Bearing-Fault Diagnosis with Signal-to-RGB Image Mapping and Multichannel Multiscale Convolutional Neural Network

Deep learning bearing-fault diagnosis has shown strong vitality in recent years. In industrial practice, the running state of bearings is monitored by collecting data from multiple sensors, for instance, the drive end, the fan end, and the base. Given the complexity of the operating conditions and the limited number of bearing-fault samples, obtaining complementary fault features using the traditional fault-diagnosis method, which uses statistical characteristic in time or frequency, is difficult and relies heavily on prior knowledge. In addition, intelligent bearing-fault diagnosis based on a convolutional neural network (CNN) has several deficiencies, such as single-scale fixed convolutional kernels, excessive dependence on experts’ experience, and a limited capacity for learning a small training dataset. Considering these drawbacks, a novel intelligent bearing-fault-diagnosis method based on signal-to-RGB image mapping (STRIM) and multichannel multiscale CNN (MCMS-CNN) is proposed. First, the signals from three different sensors are converted into RGB images by the STRIM method to achieve feature fusion. To extract RGB image features effectively, the proposed MCMS-CNN is established, which can automatically learn complementary and abundant features at different scales. By increasing the width and decreasing the depth of the network, the overfitting caused by the complex network for a small dataset is eliminated, and the fault classification capability is guaranteed simultaneously. The performance of the method is verified through the Case Western Reserve University’s (CWRU) bearing dataset. Compared with different DL approaches, the proposed approach can effectively realize fault diagnosis and substantially outperform other methods.