Combined direct current and high frequency nerve block for elimination of the onset response

Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 197-199

  Kilgore, Kevin L ^a,b,c   Foldes, Emily A ^a   Michael Ackermann, D ^a   Bhadra, Niloy ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

CLINICAL APPLICATION; DC BLOCK; DIRECT CURRENT; HIGH FREQUENCY ALTERNATING CURRENT; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN RELIEF; WAVE FORMS;

MAMMALS;

EID: 77950972884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333642     Document Type: Conference Paper

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