Factors affecting the turns analysis of the interference EMG signal

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-153

  Arabadzhiev, T I ^a   Dimitrov, G V ^a   Dimitrov, A G ^a   Chakarov, V E ^a   Dimitrova, N A ^a  

^a CENTRE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Interference EMG signal; Intracellular action potential; Muscle fatigue; Turns analysis

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

INTRACELLULAR ACTION POTENTIAL; MEAN TURN AMPLITUDE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; TURNS ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYOPATHY; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 41149140583     PISSN: 17468094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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