Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 894-902 , June 2009

Performances of One-Dimensional Sonomyography and Surface Electromyography in Tracking Guided Patterns of Wrist Extension

  • Jing-Yi Guo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heath Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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  • Yong-Ping Zheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heath Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    • Research Institute of Innovative Products and Technologies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Yong-Ping Zheng, Department of Heath Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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  • Qing-Hua Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heath Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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  • Xin Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heath Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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  • Jun-Feng He

      Affiliations

    • Department of Heath Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Helen Lai-Wa Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Received 24 May 2008 ,Revised 27 October 2008 ,Accepted 27 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2008.11.017

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 894-902 , June 2009

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