Electrodiagnostic automation: Principles and practice

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1015-1032

  Gozani, Shai N ^a   Fisher, Morris A ^b,c   Kong, Xuan ^a   Megerian, J Thomas ^a,d   Rutkove, Seward B ^e  

^a NeuroMetrix Inc   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; AUTOMATION; BIOSENSOR; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

AUTOMATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; STATISTICS;

EID: 26244461155     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2005.08.005     Document Type: Review

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