Spatiotemporal evaluation of human colon motility using three-axis fluxgates and magnetic markers

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 712-715

  Cordova Fraga T ^a,b   Carneiro, A A O ^a   de Araujo, D B ^a   Oliveira, R B ^a   Sosa, Modesto ^b   Baffa, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colon motility; Contractile activity frequencies; Magnetic marker

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; COLON MOTILITY; CONTRACTILE ACTIVITY FREQUENCIES; FIRST-ORDER; FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER; FLUXGATES; FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; GRADIOMETERS; HUMAN COLON; MAGNETIC MARKER; MAGNETIC PROBES; THREE-AXIS; UNSHIELDED ENVIRONMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; OPTICAL SENSORS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLON; EVALUATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGMOID;

ADULT; COLON; COLON, SIGMOID; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE;

EID: 33750698952     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02430947     Document Type: Article

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