The cross-correlation and phase-difference methods are not equivalent under noninvasive estimation of the motor unit propagation velocity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-305

  Arabadzhiev, T I ^a   Dimitrov, G V ^a   Dimitrova, N A ^a  

^a CENTRE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Motor unit propagation velocity; Non invasive time delay estimation; Phase difference method; Simulation; Spatial filtration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 16544383799     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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