Dynamical density delay maps: simple, new method for visualising the behaviour of complex systems.
Background: Physiologic signals, such as cardiac interbeat intervals, exhibit complex fluctuations. However, capturing important dynamical properties, including nonstationarities may not be feasible from conventional time series graphical representations.Methods: We introduce a simple-to-implement v...
| Publicado en: | BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 6 - 7 |
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BioMed Central
2014
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104010697&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 104010697 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14726947 1CI0 jtl: BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making issn: 14726947 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2014 vid: 14 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 104010697 104010697 NLM24438439 2012455623 10.1186/1472-6947-14-6 NLM24438439 PMC3899032 104010697 ppf: 6 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Dynamical density delay maps: simple, new method for visualising the behaviour of complex systems. aug: au: Burykin, Anton Costa, Madalena D Citi, Luca Goldberger, Ary L affil: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. agoldber@bidmc.harvard.edu. sug: subj: Data Analysis, Statistical Heart Rate Physiology Models, Biological Chaos Theory Funding Source Human ab: Background: Physiologic signals, such as cardiac interbeat intervals, exhibit complex fluctuations. However, capturing important dynamical properties, including nonstationarities may not be feasible from conventional time series graphical representations.Methods: We introduce a simple-to-implement visualisation method, termed dynamical density delay mapping ("D3-Map" technique) that provides an animated representation of a system's dynamics. The method is based on a generalization of conventional two-dimensional (2D) Poincaré plots, which are scatter plots where each data point, x(n), in a time series is plotted against the adjacent one, x(n + 1). First, we divide the original time series, x(n) (n = 1,…, N), into a sequence of segments (windows). Next, for each segment, a three-dimensional (3D) Poincaré surface plot of x(n), x(n + 1), h[x(n),x(n + 1)] is generated, in which the third dimension, h, represents the relative frequency of occurrence of each (x(n),x(n + 1)) point. This 3D Poincaré surface is then chromatised by mapping the relative frequency h values onto a colour scheme. We also generate a colourised 2D contour plot from each time series segment using the same colourmap scheme as for the 3D Poincaré surface. Finally, the original time series graph, the colourised 3D Poincaré surface plot, and its projection as a colourised 2D contour map for each segment, are animated to create the full "D3-Map."Results: We first exemplify the D3-Map method using the cardiac interbeat interval time series from a healthy subject during sleeping hours. The animations uncover complex dynamical changes, such as transitions between states, and the relative amount of time the system spends in each state. We also illustrate the utility of the method in detecting hidden temporal patterns in the heart rate dynamics of a patient with atrial fibrillation. The videos, as well as the source code, are made publicly available.Conclusions: Animations based on density delay maps provide a new way of visualising dynamical properties of complex systems not apparent in time series graphs or standard Poincaré plot representations. Trainees in a variety of fields may find the animations useful as illustrations of fundamental but challenging concepts, such as nonstationarity and multistability. For investigators, the method may facilitate data exploration. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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