Detection of spinal ataxia in horses using fuzzy clustering of body position uncertainty

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 712-717

  Keegan, K G ^a   Arafat, S ^b   Skubic, M ^b   Wilson, D A ^a   Kramer, J ^a   Messer, N M ^a   Johnson, P J ^a   O'Brien, D P ^a   Johnson, G ^a  

^a Dept of Vet Medicine and Surgery

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuzzy c means; Horse; Kinematics; Signal uncertainty; Spinal ataxia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ATAXIA; BACK; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE; KINEMATICS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPINE; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 11844254858     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044848163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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