用廉价脑电设备和图注意力网络,实现低资源地区癫痫自动检测
Graph Attention Networks for Detecting Epilepsy from EEG Signals Using Accessible Hardware in Low-Resource Settings
- 将脑电信号建模为时空图,用改进的图注意力网络分析通道间连接
- 在尼日利亚和几内亚比绍数据上准确识别癫痫,优于随机森林和图卷积网络
- 模型轻量可部署于树莓派,适合资源匮乏地区的可解释性诊断
癫痫在低收入国家仍常被漏诊,因神经科医生稀缺且诊断工具昂贵。本文提出一种基于图的深度学习框架,利用低成本脑电设备(EEG)数据,在尼日利亚和几内亚比绍的记录上实现癫痫检测。方法上,将脑电信号建模为时空图,使用图注意力网络(GAT)分类并识别通道间关系与时间动态;为强调连接性生物标志物,改进了原本以节点为中心的GAT,转而关注边的特征。同时设计了适用于低质量信号的预处理流程,并构建轻量级GAT架构,在Google Colab训练后部署于RaspberryPi设备。结果表明,该方法在多时段测试中准确率和鲁棒性均优于基于随机森林和图卷积网络的标准分类器,且揭示了额颞区特定连接模式。结论显示,GAT在提供可解释、可扩展的癫痫辅助诊断方面具有潜力,为欠发达地区发展经济实惠的神经诊断工具铺平道路。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Goal: Epilepsy remains under-diagnosed in low-income countries due to scarce neurologists and costly diagnostic tools. We propose a graph-based deep learning framework to detect epilepsy from low-cost Electroencephalography (EEG) hardware, tested on recordings from Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau. Our focus is on fair, accessible automatic assessment and explainability to shed light on epilepsy biomarkers. Methods: We model EEG signals as spatio-temporal graphs, classify them, and identify interchannel relationships and temporal dynamics using graph attention networks (GAT). To emphasize connectivity biomarkers, we adapt the inherently node-focused GAT to analyze edges. We also designed signal preprocessing for low-fidelity recordings and a lightweight GAT architecture trained on Google Colab and deployed on RaspberryPi devices. Results: The approach achieves promising classification performance, outperforming a standard classifier based on random forest and graph convolutional networks in terms of accuracy and robustness over multiple sessions, but also highlighting specific connections in the fronto-temporal region. Conclusions: The results highlight the potential of GATs to provide insightful and scalable diagnostic support for epilepsy in underserved regions, paving the way for affordable and accessible neurodiagnostic tools.
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