10th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'97)
Clinical gait analysis by neural networks: issues and experiences
Maribor, SLOVENIA
March 11-March 13
ISBN: 0-8186-7928-X
M. Kohle, Inst. fur Softwaretech., Wien Univ., Austria
D. Merkl, Inst. fur Softwaretech., Wien Univ., Austria
J. Kastner, Inst. fur Softwaretech., Wien Univ., Austria
Clinical gait analysis is an area aimed at the provision of support for diagnoses and therapy considerations, the development of bio-feedback systems to train patients, and the recognition of effects of multiple diseases and still active compensation. The data recorded with ground reaction force measurement platforms is a convenient starting point for gait analysis. The authors argue in favor of using the raw data from such force platforms and apply artificial neural networks for gait malfunction identification. They discuss their latest results in this line of research by using a supervised learning rule. The employed classification approach is learning vector quantization which proved to be highly robust in the training process yielding a remarkably high recognition accuracy of gait patterns.
Index Terms:
biomechanics; clinical gait analysis; neural networks; therapy; diagnoses; bio-feedback systems; patient training; multiple diseases; still active compensation; ground reaction force measurement platforms; recorded data; raw data; artificial neural networks; gait malfunction identification; supervised learning rule; classification approach; learning vector quantization; recognition accuracy; gait patterns
Citation:
M. Kohle, D. Merkl, J. Kastner, "Clinical gait analysis by neural networks: issues and experiences," cbms, pp.138, 10th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'97), 1997