Factors influencing F-wave latency detection of lumbosacral root lesions using a detection theory based model

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1449-1457

  Gozani, Shai N ^a   Kong, Xuan ^a   Fisher, Morris A ^b,c  

^a NeuroMetrix Inc   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection theory; Diagnostic accuracy; F wave; Lumbosacral; Model; Nerve conduction; Radiculopathy; ROC; Root lesion; Variance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; ROC CURVE; SIGNAL DETECTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RADICULOPATHY; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 33746813032     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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