Learning Hemodynamic Effect of Transcranial Infrared Laser Stimulation Using Longitudinal Data Analysis

Qian Wu, Xinlong Wang, Hanli Liu, Li Zeng*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Transcranial infrared laser stimulation (TILS) is a promising noninvasive intervention for neurological diseases. Though some experimental work has been done to understand the mechanism of TILS, the reported statistical analysis of data is quite simple and could not provide a comprehensive picture on the effect of TILS. This study learns the effect of TILS on hemodynamics of the human brain from experimental data using longitudinal data analysis methods. Specifically, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) is first applied to confirm the significance of the TILS effect and its characteristics. Based on that, two parametric mixed-effect models and non-parametric functional mixed-effect model are proposed to model the population-level performance and individual variation of this effect. Interpretations on the fitted models are provided, and comparison of the three proposed models in terms of fitting and prediction performance is made to select the best model. According to the selected model, TILS increases the concentration of oxygenated hemoglobin in the brain and this effect sustains even after the treatment stops. Also, there is considerable variation among individual responses to TILS.
Original languageEnglish
Article number8892501
Pages (from-to)1772-1779
JournalIEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
Volume24
Issue number6
Online published6 Nov 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2020
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • Brain hemodynamics
  • functional mixed-effect model
  • longitudinal data analysis
  • photobiomodulation

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