Non-invasive magnetoneurography for 3D-monitoring of human compound action current propagation in deep brachial plexus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 289, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-36

  MacKert, Bruno Marcel ^a   Burghoff, Martin ^b   Hiss, Lars Henning ^a,b   Nordahn, Morton ^b   Trahms, Lutz ^b   Curio, Gabriel ^a  

^a Neurophysics Group   (Germany)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Compound action current; Magnetoneurography; Nerve action field; Nerve injury; Superconducting quantum interference device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DEPOLARIZATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETONEUROGRAPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; INTERFEROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NERVE FIBERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; WRIST;

EID: 0034726079     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01249-0     Document Type: Article

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