Influence of amplitude cancellation on the accuracy of determining the onset of muscle activity from the surface electromyogram

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 494-500

  Jesunathadas, Mark ^a   Aidoor, Sameer S ^a   Keenan, Kevin G ^b   Farina, Dario ^c   Enoka, Roger M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplitude cancellation; Computer simulation; EMG onset

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LEG MUSCLE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84861666321     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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