An inversion method based on random sampling for real-time MEG neuroimaging

The MagnetoEncephaloGraphy (MEG) has gained great interest in neurorehabilitation training due to its high temporal resolution. The challenge is to localize the active regions of the brain in a fast and accurate way. In this paper we use an inversion method based on random spatial sampling to solve...

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Main Authors: Pascarella Annalisa, Pitolli Francesca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-01-01
Series:Communications in Applied and Industrial Mathematics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/caim-2019-0004
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Summary:The MagnetoEncephaloGraphy (MEG) has gained great interest in neurorehabilitation training due to its high temporal resolution. The challenge is to localize the active regions of the brain in a fast and accurate way. In this paper we use an inversion method based on random spatial sampling to solve the real-time MEG inverse problem. Several numerical tests on synthetic but realistic data show that the method takes just a few hundredths of a second on a laptop to produce an accurate map of the electric activity inside the brain. Moreover, it requires very little memory storage. For these reasons the random sampling method is particularly attractive in real-time MEG applications.
ISSN:2038-0909