The effects of bipolar electrode montage on conduction velocity estimation from the surface electromyogram

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 505-514

  Beck, R B J ^a   O'Malley, M ^a   Van Dijk, J P ^b   Nolan, P ^a   Stegeman, D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity; Electrode montage; Inter electrode distance; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2542448225     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2003.09.024     Document Type: Article

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