Simulation of intramuscular EMG signals detected using implantable myoelectric sensors (IMES)

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1926-1933

  Lowery, Madeleine M ^a,b   Weir, Richard F Ff ^a,c,d,e   Kuiken, Todd A ^a,c,d  

^a IEEE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection volume; EMG; Encapsulation tissue; Implantable electrode; Myoelectric prostheses

Indexed keywords

DETECTION VOLUME; ENCAPSULATION TISSUES; IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODES; IMPLANTABLE MYOELECTRIC SENSORS (IMES); MYOELECTRIC PROSTHESES;

BIOSENSORS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROSTHETICS; SIGNAL DETECTION; TISSUE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; ENCAPSULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MYOELECTRICITY; PROSTHESIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 33749531207     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2006.881774     Document Type: Article

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