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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-20
pubmed:abstractText
The EMG information obtained by surface recording is compared to needle derived data processed in an identical manner. Such quantitative analysis of EMG activity has been undertaken using needle electrodes and is a well recognised technique for clinical purposes (16). Results of a study comparing data collected simultaneously by surface and needle electrodes from normal healthy volunteers are presented as a preliminary to a similar study of neuropathic and myopathic patients. The EMG interference pattern during maximum voluntary contraction was analysed for turns and zero crossings as well as from frequency spectral data, and the results displayed on-line using an inexpensive novel transputer aided PC. It was found that quantitative studies of surface and needle data were directly comparable in one muscle such as tibialis anterior but very different in another, such as rectus femoris, where there were changes in signal characteristic at different depths. The variability between individuals appeared to be less marked when surface electrodes were used. Data from surface recordings also show a high degree of repeatability when collected over a period of time.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0301-150X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Non-invasive quantitative EMG.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article