Electrogastrography: A noninvasive technique to evaluate gastric electrical activity

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 423-430

  Sanmiguel, Claudia P ^a,c   Mintchev, Martin P ^b   Bowes, Kenneth L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrogastrography; Gastric electrical activity; Gastric motility

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL FILTERING; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROGASTROGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NOISE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN ELECTRODE; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH FUNCTION DISORDER; STOMACH INNERVATION; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031682626     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/504345     Document Type: Review

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