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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Characterization of RAP Signal Patterns, Temporal Relationships, and Artifact Profiles Derived from Intracranial Pressure Sensors in Acute Traumatic Neural Injury.

Abrar Islam, Amanjyot Singh Sainbhi, Kevin Y Stein, Nuray Vakitbilir, Alwyn Gomez, Noah Silvaggio, Tobias Bergmann, Mansoor Hayat, Logan Froese, Frederick A Zeiler

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Abrar IslamDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0009-0006-6669-3374
Amanjyot Singh SainbhiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3231-5683
Kevin Y SteinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5983-008X
Nuray VakitbilirDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2764-145X
Alwyn GomezSection of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3737-2065
Noah SilvaggioDepartment of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-3860-8134
Tobias BergmannDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
Mansoor HayatSection of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1131-2398
Logan FroeseDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, Karolinksa Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-6076-0189
Frederick A ZeilerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1737-0510

Funding

Manitoba Public Insurance naNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ALLRP-578524-22, ALLRP 597708-24
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

goalCurrent methodologies for assessing cerebral compliance using pressure sensor technologies are prone to errors and issues with inter- and intra-observer consistency. RAP, a metric for measuring intracranial compensatory reserve (and therefore compliance), holds promise. It is derived using the moving correlation between intracranial pressure (ICP) and the pulse amplitude of ICP (AMP). RAP remains largely unexplored in cases of moderate to severe acute traumatic neural injury (also known as traumatic brain injury (TBI)). The goal of this work is to explore the general description of (a) RAP signal patterns and behaviors derived from ICP pressure transducers, (b) temporal statistical relationships, and (c) the characterization of the artifact profile.

methodsDifferent summary and statistical measurements were used to describe RAP's pattern and behaviors, along with performing sub-group analyses. The autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model was employed to outline the time-series structure of RAP across different temporal resolutions using the autoregressive (

resultsThe mean and time spent within the RAP threshold ranges ([0.4, 1], (0, 0.4), and [-1, 0]) indicate that RAP exhibited high positive values, suggesting an impaired compensatory reserve in TBI patients. The median optimal ARIMA model for each resolution and each signal was determined. Autocorrelative function (ACF) and partial ACF (PACF) plots of residuals verified the adequacy of these median optimal ARIMA models. The median of residuals indicates that ARIMA performed better with the higher-resolution data. To identify artifacts, (a) ICP

conclusionsRAP signals derived from ICP pressure sensor technology displayed reproducible behaviors across this population of TBI patients. ARIMA modeling at the higher resolution provided comparatively strong accuracy, and key features were identified leveraging these models that could identify RAP artifacts. Further research is needed to enhance artifact management and broaden applicability across varied datasets.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticIntracranial PressureArtifactsHumansMonitoring, PhysiologicSignal Processing, Computer-Assistedcerebral complianceCerebral DynamicsRAPSignal Processingtraumatic brain injury

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PMID39860955
PMCPMC11769573

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