Title :
Monitoring of peripheral nerve regeneration by means of a biomagnetic sensor
Author :
Gielen, Frans L.H. ; Stasaski, Renea ; Wikswo, John P., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Clinical Neurophysiol., Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
Nerve bundle compound action signals measured near a nerve block or a cut end of a peripheral nerve bundle show characteristics specific for the nonstationary action potential propagation that occurs in these situations. Similar signals measured near a regenerating end of a peripheral nerve bundle contain information on the speed and quality of peripheral nerve regeneration after surgical repair of a nerve trauma. Preliminary results of the monitoring of peripheral nerve regeneration within only weeks after surgical nerve repair are presented
Keywords :
biomagnetism; biosensors; patient monitoring; biomagnetic sensor; nerve block; nerve trauma; nonstationary action potential propagation; peripheral nerve regeneration monitoring; surgical nerve repair; Biosensors; Content addressable storage; Extraterrestrial measurements; Magnetic sensors; Monitoring; Nerve fibers; Neurophysiology; Optical fiber sensors; Surgery; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95647
