Title :
Alternative strategies for motor unit number estimation
Author :
Slawnych, Michael P. ; Laszlo, Charles A. ; Hershler, Cecil
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1997
Abstract :
A discussion of alternative methods for estimating the number of motor units in nerve/muscle systems is presented. These alternative methods are aimed at reducing the sampling based error associated with current estimation methods. Of the methods discussed, two in particular have some promise-one based on the analysis of the force responses and one based on “far-field” recording
Keywords :
biomagnetism; electromyography; medical signal processing; muscle; parameter estimation; signal sampling; EMG; action potentials; alternative strategies; far-field recording; force responses; magnetomyogram; modified Tauberian approximation; motor unit number estimation; muscle magnetic field; muscle output; nerve/muscle systems; sampling based error; Amplitude estimation; Area measurement; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Detectors; Disk recording; Muscles; Sampling methods; Skin; Synchronous motors;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756596
