Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 631-639 , June 2008

Adaptive computation of approximate entropy and its application in integrative analysis of irregularity of heart rate variability and intracranial pressure signals

  • Xiao Hu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurosurgery, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
    • Biomedical Engineering Interdepartmental Program, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Chad Miller

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurosurgery, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • Paul Vespa

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurosurgery, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • Marvin Bergsneider

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurosurgery, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
    • Biomedical Engineering Interdepartmental Program, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States

Received 14 December 2006 ,Revised 11 June 2007 ,Accepted 5 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.07.002

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 631-639 , June 2008

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