Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 860-875 , November 2006

A wavelet based method for automatic detection of slow eye movements: A pilot study

  • Elisa Magosso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Systems, University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatica e Sistemistica, Viale Risorgimento, 2, I-40136 Bologna, Italy. Tel.: +39 051 2093943; fax: +39 051 2093073.
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  • Federica Provini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Polysomnographic Laboratory, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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  • Pasquale Montagna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological Sciences, Polysomnographic Laboratory, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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  • Mauro Ursino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Systems, University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy

Received 23 March 2005 ,Revised 11 January 2006 ,Accepted 13 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.01.002

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 860-875 , November 2006

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