Activation patterns of the tongue muscles with selective stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 VI, Issue , 2004, Pages 4275-4278

  Huang, Jingtao ^a   Sahin, Mesut ^a   Noormahammad, Chervu ^b   Durand, Dominique M ^c  

^a Louisiana Tech University   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea; Selective nerve stimulation; Upper airway imaging

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; MEDICAL IMAGING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NEUROLOGY; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA; SELECTIVE NERVE STIMULATION; UPPER AIRWAY IMAGING;

MUSCLE;

EID: 11144281805     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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