A simulation-based analysis of motor unit number index (MUNIX) technique using motoneuron pool and surface electromyogram models

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 297-304

  Li, Xiaoyan ^a   Rymer, William Zev ^a,b   Zhou, Ping ^a,b,c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Electromyogram (EMG); M wave; motor unit index; simulation

Indexed keywords

CODING STRATEGY; CONTROL PROPERTIES; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FIRING RATES; M-WAVE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT ACTION POTENTIALS; MUSCLE FIBER; MUSCLE PROPERTIES; SIMULATION; SIMULATION APPROACH; SIMULATION-BASED ANALYSIS; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; LAKES; MUSCLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

NEURONS;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; CELL COUNT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84861499146     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2012.2194311     Document Type: Article

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