Onset in abdominal muscles recorded simultaneously by ultrasound imaging and intramuscular electromyography

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Vasseljen, Ottar ^a   Fladmark, Anne M ^a,b   Westad, Christian ^a   Torp, Hans G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abdominal muscles; Electromyography; Motor control; Muscle activity; Neuromuscular control; Onset; Recording methods; Transversus abdominis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; VELOCITY;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59149100697     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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