Feasibility study of detecting surface electromyograms in severely obese patients

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 285-295

  Minetto, Marco A ^a,b   Botter, Alberto ^b   Šprager, Sebastjan ^c   Agosti, Fiorenza ^d   Patrizi, Alessandra ^d   Lanfranco, Fabio ^a   Sartorio, Alessandro ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^d ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioelectric impedance analysis; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Quadriceps muscle; Subcutaneous fat layer; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXHAUSTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84875367161     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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