Detection limit in low-amplitude EEG measurement

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-53

  Horikawa, Muneyuki ^a   Harada, Hajime ^b   Yarita, Masaru ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral death; EEG detection limiting value; Equivalent noise resistance electrode noise

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; EAR LOBE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NOISE; SCALP; SIGNAL DETECTION; SKIN;

ADULT; AMPLIFIERS; BRAIN DEATH; EAR, EXTERNAL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCALP; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0037259876     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-200302000-00006     Document Type: Article

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