A comparison of computer-based methods for the determination of onset of muscle contraction using electromyography

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 511-519

  Hodges, Paul W ^a   Bui, Bang H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

analysis; electromyogram (EMG); onset; processing; timing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030458770     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-884X(96)95190-5     Document Type: Article

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