A decomposition algorithm for surface electrode-array electromyogram

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 63-72

  García, Gonzalo A ^a   Okuno, Ryuhei ^a   Akazawa, Kenzo ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 23044503830     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2005.1463398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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