TY - JOUR
T1 - Visualising spikes in source-space: rapid and efficient evaluation of magnetoencephalography
AU - Beniczky, Sándor
AU - Duez, Lene
AU - Scherg, Michael
AU - Hansen, Peter Orm
AU - Tankisi, Hatice
AU - Sidenius, Per Christian
AU - Sabers, Anne
AU - Pinborg, Lars Hageman
AU - Uldall, Peter
AU - Fuglsang-Frederiksen, Anders
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - Objective: Reviewing magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings is time-consuming: signals from the 306 MEG-sensors are typically reviewed divided into six arrays of 51 sensors each, thus browsing each recording six times in order to evaluate all signals. A novel method of reconstructing the MEG signals in source-space was developed using a source-montage of 29 brain-regions and two spatial components to remove magnetocardiographic (MKG) artefacts. Our objective was to evaluate the accuracy of reviewing MEG in source-space. Methods: In 60 consecutive patients with epilepsy, we prospectively evaluated the accuracy of reviewing the MEG signals in source-space as compared to the classical method of reviewing them in sensor-space. Results: All 46 spike-clusters identified in sensor-space were also identified in source-space. Two additional spike-clusters were identified in source-space. As 29 source-channels can be easily displayed simultaneously, MEG recordings had to be browsed only once. Yet, this yielded a global coverage of the recorded signals and enhanced detectability of epileptiform discharges because MKG-artefacts were suppressed and did not impede evaluation in source-space. Conclusions: Our results show that reviewing MEG recordings in source-space is accurate and much more rapid than the classical method of reviewing in sensor-space. Significance: This novel method facilitates the clinical use of MEG.
AB - Objective: Reviewing magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings is time-consuming: signals from the 306 MEG-sensors are typically reviewed divided into six arrays of 51 sensors each, thus browsing each recording six times in order to evaluate all signals. A novel method of reconstructing the MEG signals in source-space was developed using a source-montage of 29 brain-regions and two spatial components to remove magnetocardiographic (MKG) artefacts. Our objective was to evaluate the accuracy of reviewing MEG in source-space. Methods: In 60 consecutive patients with epilepsy, we prospectively evaluated the accuracy of reviewing the MEG signals in source-space as compared to the classical method of reviewing them in sensor-space. Results: All 46 spike-clusters identified in sensor-space were also identified in source-space. Two additional spike-clusters were identified in source-space. As 29 source-channels can be easily displayed simultaneously, MEG recordings had to be browsed only once. Yet, this yielded a global coverage of the recorded signals and enhanced detectability of epileptiform discharges because MKG-artefacts were suppressed and did not impede evaluation in source-space. Conclusions: Our results show that reviewing MEG recordings in source-space is accurate and much more rapid than the classical method of reviewing in sensor-space. Significance: This novel method facilitates the clinical use of MEG.
KW - Artefact correction
KW - Epileptiform activity
KW - Magnetoencephalography
KW - Source-montage
KW - Source-space
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84957972732&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1388-2457
VL - 127
SP - 1067
EP - 1072
JO - Clinical Neurophysiology
JF - Clinical Neurophysiology
IS - 2
ER -