A modular neural network decision support system in EMG diagnosis

Journal of Intelligent Systems

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 99-143

  Christodoulou, C I ^a,c   Pattichis, C S ^b   Fincham, W F ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^c CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Decision Support Systems; EMG; Modular Neural Networks; MUAP

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; NEURAL NETWORKS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

MODULA NEURAL NETWORKS; MOTOR UNIT ACTION POTENTIALS (MUAP);

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031644008     PISSN: 03341860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JISYS.1998.8.1-2.99     Document Type: Article

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