Spectral analysis during fatigue: Surface and fine wire electrode comparison

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-20

  Krivickas, Lisa S ^a,b   Nadler, Scott F ^a,b   Davies, Michelle R ^b   Petroski, Gregory F ^c   Feinberg, Joseph H ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fine Wire Electrodes; Muscle Fatigue; Spectral Analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0029925822     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199601000-00005     Document Type: Article

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