Multiscale Entropy Analysis (MSE)

Madalena Costa, Ary L. Goldberger and C.-K. Peng

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA

A detailed description of the multiscale entropy algorithm and its application can be found in:

• Costa M., Goldberger A.L., Peng C.-K. Multiscale entropy analysis of biological signals. Phys Rev E 2005;71:021906.
• Costa M., Goldberger A.L., Peng C.-K. Multiscale entropy analysis of physiologic time series. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 89:062102.

Please cite these publications when referencing this material, and also include the standard citation for PhysioNet:

• Goldberger AL, Amaral LAN, Glass L, Hausdorff JM, Ivanov PCh, Mark RG, Mietus JE, Moody GB, Peng C-K, Stanley HE. PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet: components of a new research resource for complex physiologic signals. Circulation 101(23):e215-e220 [Circulation Electronic Pages; http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/101/23/e215.full]; 2000 (June 13)

Readers of this tutorial may also wish to read:

• Costa M, Peng C-K, Goldberger AL, Hausdorff JM. Multiscale entropy analysis of human gait dynamics. Physica A 2003;330:53-60.

A PDF version of this tutorial is also available. The software described in this tutorial is available here.