Development and testing of a prototype reflex measurement system employing artificial neural networks

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-25

  Busch, A C ^a   Scheffer, C ^a   Basson, A H ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; NINDS; Patellar reflex

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLINICAL SETTINGS; CLINICAL TESTING; CONCISE REPRESENTATIONS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEED FORWARDS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; MEDICAL DOCTORS; MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS; MULTI LAYERS; NINDS; ORIENTATION SENSORS; PATELLAR REFLEX; PATELLAR TENDONS; PATTERN IDENTIFICATIONS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE;

BACKPROPAGATION; SENSORS; TELEMEDICINE; TENDONS; VIDEO RECORDING;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); REFLEX;

EID: 60049087084     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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