Removal of the electrocardiogram signal from surface EMG recordings using non-linearly scaled wavelets

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 683-688

  von Tscharner, Vinzenz ^a   Eskofier, Bjoern ^a   Federolf, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ECG; Electromyogram; EMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FILTER; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WAVEFORM; WAVELET;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WAVELET ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959294306     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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