Error reduction in EMG signal decomposition

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2718-2728

  Kline, Joshua C ^a,b   De Luca, Carlo J ^a,b,c,d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MA 02215   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Decomposition; Error reduction; Motor unit firing instances; Surface EMG signal

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION ERROR; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERROR REDUCTION; FEMALE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; SENSOR; SIGNAL DETECTION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PROCEDURES; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84915818740     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00724.2013     Document Type: Article

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