Evidence of potential averaging over the finite surface of a bioelectric surface electrode

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1141-1151

  Van Dijk, J P ^a   Lowery, M M ^b   Lapatki, B G ^a,c   Stegeman, D F ^a,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Finite element; High density; Model; Muscle fiber; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

AVERAGING PRINCIPLES; BIOELECTRIC SIGNALS; DOUBLE LAYERS; ELECTRICAL EQUIVALENTS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE SURFACES; HIGH IMPEDANCES; HIGH-DENSITY; MUSCLE FIBER; MUSCLE RESPONSE; NERVE STIMULATIONS; SIMULATION RESULTS; SINGLE ELECTRODES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SURFACE ELECTRODES; SURFACE EMG; VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTIONS; VOLUME CONDUCTORS;

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SKIN;

MUSCLE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 67349126983     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-009-9680-7     Document Type: Article

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