Intermittent TBS Burst Count Calculator

Actual intermittent TBS independently identified burst delivery ledger versus independently prescribed pulse plan. No universal burst/pulse schedule, protocol inference or permission to administer stimulation; zero-delivery bursts retained as discrepancies.

Description

Intermittent theta-burst delivery can be reconciled against a prescribed burst inventory.

Intermittent theta-burst delivery can be reconciled against a prescribed burst inventory.^[1]

Counting observed nonzero bursts does not assess timing-pattern conformity or treatment suitability.

When to use Intermittent TBS Burst Count Calculator

Use this tool to calculate or review the supplied observations under the stated rules. Establish the assessment or recording protocol, units, instrument version and independently applicable reference or calibration.

How to use Intermittent TBS Burst Count Calculator and understand its results

Establish the assessment or recording protocol, units, instrument version and independently applicable reference or calibration.
Enter actualDeliveredPulseCountsByIndependentlyQualifiedBurst, callerPrescribedExpectedPulseCountsByBurst, using the field meanings and rules below, then run the tool.
Read result.observedDeliveredBurstCount, result.observedDeliveredPulseCount, result.signedPulseDiscrepanciesByBurst. Use the units and sign conventions below.
Correct any reported input issue and run again. Before using a successful result, check the stated units, signs, reference scope and observation coverage.

Input field	Meaning	Value type	Requirement
actualDeliveredPulseCountsByIndependentlyQualifiedBurst	Actual delivered pulse counts by independently qualified burst	list of number	Required
callerPrescribedExpectedPulseCountsByBurst	Caller prescribed expected pulse counts by burst	list of number	Required

Require nonempty aligned delivered/expected pulse-count lists. Every count must be integer 0–1000000. Count delivered bursts only where the supplied delivered count is positive, sum delivered pulses and return delivered-minus-expected for every burst. No burst timing or standard pulse-per-burst assumption is inferred.

deliveredBursts=count(delivered_i>0); deliveredPulses=Σdelivered_i; discrepancy_i=delivered_i−expected_i

Use the matching field units and the exact boundary, ordering and reference rules above.

Output field	Meaning	Value type
result	Structured result; its nested fields below contain the actual calculation or selected reference	object
result.observedDeliveredBurstCount	Observed Delivered Burst Count	number
result.observedDeliveredPulseCount	Observed Delivered Pulse Count	number
result.signedPulseDiscrepanciesByBurst	Signed Pulse Discrepancies By Burst; preserve the subtraction order and sign defined in the mechanics	list

json

{
  "input": {
    "actualDeliveredPulseCountsByIndependentlyQualifiedBurst": [
      3,
      3,
      3
    ],
    "callerPrescribedExpectedPulseCountsByBurst": [
      3,
      3,
      3
    ]
  },
  "output": {
    "result": {
      "observedDeliveredBurstCount": 3,
      "observedDeliveredPulseCount": 9,
      "signedPulseDiscrepanciesByBurst": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ]
    }
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

Actual acquisition, assessment protocol, instrument version and calibration determine applicability. The tool does not examine a person, classify images, administer a questionnaire or choose diagnostic cutoffs.

Missing required fields, unknown fields, wrong types and violated rules return input issues. Numeric values and outputs must be finite. Lists and matrices must be dense, without missing cells. Numeric lists allow at most 10000 entries; ordinary string lists allow at most 128 strings of 128 UTF-16 units each; numeric matrices allow at most 128 rows and 128 columns, subject to narrower requirements above. Extremely large composite outputs are rejected.

Alternative or Complementary methods

For a related step, use TMS Intensity Calculator: Transcranial magnetic stimulation intensity belongs to a qualified protocol and device configuration. For a complementary comparison, use Continuous TBS Burst Count Calculator: Continuous theta-burst delivery can be reconciled against a prescribed burst inventory.

References

Intermittent TBS Burst Count Calculator — tool.io

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TMS Intensity Calculator
Transcranial magnetic stimulation intensity belongs to a qualified protocol and device configuration.
Continuous TBS Burst Count Calculator
Continuous theta-burst delivery can be reconciled against a prescribed burst inventory.