Real-time decomposition of multi-channel intramuscular EMG signals recorded by micro-electrode arrays in humans
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Journal Article
Abstract
Intramuscular electromyography (iEMG) decomposition identifies motor neuron (MN) discharge timings from interference iEMG recordings. When this is performed in real-time, the extracted neural information can be used for establishing human-machine interfaces. We propose a multi-channel real-time decomposition algorithm based on a Hidden Markov Model of EMG and a Bayesian filter to estimate the spike trains of motor units (MUs) and their action potentials (MUAPs). The multi-channel framework of Bayesian modelling and filtering was implemented into parallel computation using multiple GPU clusters, which ensures computational speed compatible with real-time decomposition. A decomposed-checked channel strategy is then proposed for arranging channels into groups to be processed in related GPU clusters. The algorithm was validated on six 16-channel simulated signals, three 32-channel experimental signals acquired from the human tibialis anterior muscle, and two 16-channel experimental signals acquired from the abductor digiti minimi muscle with thin-film implanted electrodes. All signals were decomposed in real time with an average decomposition accuracy > 90%. In conclusion, the proposed multi-channel iEMG decomposition algorithm can be applied to implanted multi-channel electrode arrays to establish human-machine interfaces with high-information transfer.
Date Issued
2025-04-01
Date Acceptance
2025-04-01
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2025, pp.1-14
ISSN
0018-9294
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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1
End Page
14
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
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Copyright © Copyright 2025 IEEE. This is the author’s accepted manuscript made available under a CC-BY licence in accordance with Imperial’s Research Publications Open Access policy (www.imperial.ac.uk/oa-policy)
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2025-04-01