DocumentCode
3568120
Title
Estimation of the number of active fibers in nerves from magnetic measures of compound action currents
Author
Bonaddio, Donald L. ; Sun, Mingui ; Friedman, Richard ; Sclabassi, Robert J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Neurological Surgery, Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA
fYear
1994
Firstpage
370
Abstract
A method for estimating the number of active fibers conducting in a damaged nerve is presented. Also, a method to set constraints on the optimization problem in solution of the inverse problem is derived. Results from data acquired are shown
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; biomagnetism; electric current measurement; inverse problems; neurophysiology; optimisation; active fibers number estimation; compound action currents; conduction velocity distribution; damaged nerve; inverse problem solution; magnetic measures; optimization problem constraints; Constraint optimization; Current measurement; Delay; Electric variables measurement; Humans; Inverse problems; Magnetic field measurement; Surgery; Toroidal magnetic fields; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2050-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.411999
Filename
411999
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