Phenotype-Based and Self-Learning Inter-Individual Sleep Apnea Screening With a Level IV-Like Monitoring System

Purpose: We propose a phenotype-based artificial intelligence system that can self-learn and is accurate for screening purposes and test it on a Level IV-like monitoring system.Methods: Based on the physiological knowledge, we hypothesize that the phenotype information will allow us to find subjects...

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Main Authors: Hau-Tieng Wu, Jhao-Cheng Wu, Po-Chiun Huang, Ting-Yu Lin, Tsai-Yu Wang, Yuan-Hao Huang, Yu-Lun Lo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00723/full
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Summary:Purpose: We propose a phenotype-based artificial intelligence system that can self-learn and is accurate for screening purposes and test it on a Level IV-like monitoring system.Methods: Based on the physiological knowledge, we hypothesize that the phenotype information will allow us to find subjects from a well-annotated database that share similar sleep apnea patterns. Therefore, for a new-arriving subject, we can establish a prediction model from the existing database that is adaptive to the subject. We test the proposed algorithm on a database consisting of 62 subjects with the signals recorded from a Level IV-like wearable device measuring the thoracic and abdominal movements and the SpO2.Results: With the leave-one-subject-out cross validation, the accuracy of the proposed algorithm to screen subjects with an apnea-hypopnea index greater or equal to 15 is 93.6%, the positive likelihood ratio is 6.8, and the negative likelihood ratio is 0.03.Conclusion: The results confirm the hypothesis and show that the proposed algorithm has potential to screen patients with SAS.
ISSN:1664-042X