Simeon M Wong1, George M Ibrahim2, Ayako Ochi3, Hiroshi Otsubo3, James T Rutka4, O Carter Snead5, Sam M Doesburg6. 1. Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada; Neuroscience & Mental Health Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Canada; Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada. Electronic address: simeon.wong@sickkids.ca. 2. Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada. 3. Division of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada. 4. Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada. 5. Neuroscience & Mental Health Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada; Division of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada. 6. Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We introduce and describe the functions of moviEEG (Multiple Overlay Visualizations for Intracranial ElectroEncephaloGraphy), a novel MATLAB-based toolbox for spatiotemporal mapping of network synchronization dynamics in intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) data. METHODS: The toolbox integrates visualizations of inter-electrode phase-locking relationships in peri-ictal epileptogenic networks with signal spectral properties and graph-theoretical network measures overlaid upon operating room images of the electrode grid. Functional connectivity between every electrode pair is evaluated over a sliding window indexed by phase synchrony. RESULTS: Two case studies are presented to provide preliminary evidence for the application of the toolbox to guide network-based mapping of epileptogenic cortex and to distinguish these regions from eloquent brain networks. In both cases, epileptogenic cortex was visually distinct. CONCLUSION: We introduce moviEEG, a novel toolbox for animation of oscillatory network dynamics in iEEG data, and provide two case studies showing preliminary evidence for utility of the toolbox in delineating the epileptogenic zone. SIGNIFICANCE: Despite evidence that atypical network synchronization has shown to be altered in epileptogenic brain regions, network based techniques have yet to be incorporated into clinical pre-surgical mapping. moviEEG provides a set of functions to enable easy visualization with network based techniques.
OBJECTIVE: We introduce and describe the functions of moviEEG (Multiple Overlay Visualizations for Intracranial ElectroEncephaloGraphy), a novel MATLAB-based toolbox for spatiotemporal mapping of network synchronization dynamics in intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) data. METHODS: The toolbox integrates visualizations of inter-electrode phase-locking relationships in peri-ictal epileptogenic networks with signal spectral properties and graph-theoretical network measures overlaid upon operating room images of the electrode grid. Functional connectivity between every electrode pair is evaluated over a sliding window indexed by phase synchrony. RESULTS: Two case studies are presented to provide preliminary evidence for the application of the toolbox to guide network-based mapping of epileptogenic cortex and to distinguish these regions from eloquent brain networks. In both cases, epileptogenic cortex was visually distinct. CONCLUSION: We introduce moviEEG, a novel toolbox for animation of oscillatory network dynamics in iEEG data, and provide two case studies showing preliminary evidence for utility of the toolbox in delineating the epileptogenic zone. SIGNIFICANCE: Despite evidence that atypical network synchronization has shown to be altered in epileptogenic brain regions, network based techniques have yet to be incorporated into clinical pre-surgical mapping. moviEEG provides a set of functions to enable easy visualization with network based techniques.