Electromyography in MRI - First recordings of peripheral nerve activation caused by fast magnetic field gradients

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 534-539

  Hoffmann, A ^a   Faber, S C ^a   Werhahn, K J ^a   Jager L ^a   Reiser, M ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

dB dt; EMG; Fast gradients; Peripheral nerves; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE;

ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; DB/DT; FAST GRADIENTS; MAGNETIC FIELD GRADIENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; STIMULATION; STIMULATION THRESHOLDS; SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTIONS;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE STIMULATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSCILLATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE;

EID: 0034070036     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(200004)43:4<534::AID-MRM7>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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