Simulation analysis of the ability to estimate motor unit propagation velocity non-invasively by different two-channel methods and types of multi-electrodes

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 403-415

  Arabadzhiev, Todor I ^a   Dimitrov, George V ^a   Dimitrova, Nonna A ^a  

^a CENTRE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Methods for delay estimation; Motor unit propagation velocity; Non invasive estimation; Simulation; Spatial filtration

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AVERAGING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; FILTRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MOTOR UNIT PROPAGATION VELOCITY; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0041659236     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(03)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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