| Title |
Estimation Algorithm of Bowel Motility Based on Regression Analysis of the Jitter and Shimmer of Bowel Sounds |
| Authors |
김거식(Kim, Keo-Sik) ; 서정환(Seo, Jeong-Hwan) ; 김민호(Kim, Min-Ho) ; 유상훈(Ryu, Sang-Hun) ; 송철규(Song, Chul-Gyu) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5370/KIEE.2011.60.4.877 |
| Keywords |
Bowel sound ; Jitter ; Shimmer ; Motility ; Regression modeling |
| Abstract |
Bowel sounds (BS) are produced by the movement of the intestinal contents in the lumen of the gastro-intestinal tract during peristalsis and thus, it can be used clinically as useful indicators of bowel motility. We devised an estimation algorithm of bowel motility based on the regression modeling of the jitter and shimmer of BS signals measured by auscultation. Ten healthy males (23.5 pm2.1 years) were examined. Consequently, the correlation coefficient, coefficient of determination and standard error between the colon transit times (CTT) measured by a conventional radiograph and the values estimated by our algorithm were 0.98, 0.96 and 2.86, respectively. Also, through k-fold cross validation, the average value of the absolute differences between them was 5.0 pm2.5 hours. This method could be used as a complementary tool for the non-invasive measurement of bowel motility. |