Counted cycles method to quantify the onset response in high-frequency peripheral nerve block

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 614-617

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

^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

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL MODEL; CLINICAL USE; HIGH FREQUENCY ALTERNATING CURRENT; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; IN-VIVO; NERVE ACTIVITY; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 77950990241     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332758     Document Type: Conference Paper

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