Abdominal EHG on a 4 by 4 grid: Mapping and presenting the propagation of uterine contractions

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-143

  Karlsson, B ^a   Terrien, Jeremy ^a   Gudmundsson, V ^b   Steingrimsdottir, T ^b   Marque, C ^c  

^a REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

EHG; Labor; Mapping; Propagation; Uterus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; PERSONNEL; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES; MEASUREMENTS OF; NON-TRIVIAL TASKS; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS; UTERINE CONTRACTIONS; UTERUS;

MAPPING;

EID: 85007042166     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: 14339277     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73044-6_35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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