Evolutionary model selection in a wavelet-based support vector machine for automated seizure detection

Authors:
M. Zavar;S. Rahati;M. -R. Akbarzadeh-T;H. Ghasemifard
Affiliations:
Sama Technical and Vocational Training School, Islamic Azad University, Quchan Branch, Quchan, Iran;Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran;Center for Applied Research on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran;Dr. Shiekh Pediatric hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Venue:
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Support vector machines (SVM) have in recent years been gainfully used in various pattern recognition applications. Based on statistical learning theory, this paradigm promises strong robustness to noise and generalization to unseen data. As in any classification technique, appropriate choice of the kernels and input features play an important role in SVM performance. In this study, an evolutionary scheme searches for optimal kernel types and parameters for automated seizure detection. We consider the Lyapunov exponent, fractal dimension and wavelet entropy for possible feature extraction. The classification accuracy of this approach is examined by applying the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) dataset and comparing results with the SVM. The MIT-BIH dataset has the electrocardiographic (ECG) changes in patients with partial epilepsy which two types ECG beats (partial epilepsy and normal). A comparison of results shows that performance of the evolutionary scheme outweighs that of support vector machine. In the best condition, the accuracy rate of the proposed approaches reaches 100% for specificity and 96.29% for sensitivity.