Title :
A practical technique for measuring peripheral nerve DCV
Author :
Kovacs, Zsolt L.
Author_Institution :
Escola Politecnica, Sao Paulo Univ., Brazil
Abstract :
A practical technique is proposed for estimating the DCV only from the measurement of one compound action potential (CAP) signal and an a priori partial knowledge of the single fiber action potential (SFAP). A library of piecewise linear functions which can represent the SFAPs is established. All the functions included in this library must satisfy the basic properties of bipolarly recorded SFAPs. Estimates of the DCV are obtained for each member of this library, and the one which minimizes the error between the recorded CAP y and the reconstructed CAP z is chosen. It has been determined that the technique is robust
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biological techniques and instruments; neurophysiology; compound action potential signal; peripheral nerve DCV measurement; piecewise linear functions; single fiber action potential; Libraries; Piecewise linear approximation; Piecewise linear techniques; Robustness; Societies; Vectors;
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.1989.96507
