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Computer-Based Analysis of Spontaneous Infant Activity: A Pilot Study

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Information Technology in Biomedicine

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 1186))

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The development of computer-aided infants diagnosis systems is currently popular field of research. Video recordings provide the opportunity to develop a non-invasive, objective and reproducible tool for assessing the quality of infant movements. The aim of this pilot study is attempt to numerically describe selected movement parameters of the normal activity of 10 infants. The whole group was assessed at fidgety movements by four experts. Infant limbs movement features were based on kinematic parameters like velocity and acceleration. Basic information about movement location was described as mean value. Novel parameters characterised movement range based on ellipses described on limbs trajectories have been proposed.

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  1. Department of Physiotherapy in Movement System and Developmental Age Diseases, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

    Iwona Doroniewicz

  2. Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Zabrze, Poland

    Daniel Ledwoń, Monika N. Bugdol & Andrzej W. Mitas

  3. Institute of Physiotheraphy and Health Science, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Katowice, Poland

    Katarzyna Kieszczyńska, Alicja Affanasowicz, Małgorzata Matyja & Andrzej Myśliwiec

  4. Katowice Institute of Information Technologies, Katowice, Poland

    Dariusz Badura

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Doroniewicz, I. et al. (2021). Computer-Based Analysis of Spontaneous Infant Activity: A Pilot Study. In: Pietka, E., Badura, P., Kawa, J., Wieclawek, W. (eds) Information Technology in Biomedicine. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1186. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49666-1_12

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