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surface electrode

An electrode placed on the surface of the skin or exposed organ.
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A surface electrode for a double-sided cooling structure that contributed to the downsizing of the IGBTs.
Development of New IGBT to Reduce Electrical Power Losses and Size of Power Control Unit for Hybrid Vehicles
EMG surface electrodes were placed on both sides of each singer's larynx over the thyroid cartilage in an effort to isolate the sternothyroid (ST) and sternohyoid (SH) muscles, the primary depressors and stabilizers of the larynx.
Teaching lower laryngeal position with EMG biofeedback
A portable EMG data acquisition system with active surface electrodes for monitoring kinesiological research.
Critical appraisal and hazards of surface electromyography data acquisition in sport and exercise
Surface electrodes were placed on the extensor digitorum, flexor pollieis brevis, and flexor digitorum superficialis by an experienced, licensed occupational therapist to determine correct muscle identification and electrode placement.
Comparison of muscle activity associated with structural differences in dental hygiene mirrors
RLN monitoring was performed with a postcricoid surface electrode plate placed by the surgeon.
Electrophysiologic laryngeal nerve monitoring in high-risk thyroid surgery
The signals are measured from the subject's forearm by a pair of wet type surface electrodes and fed to the EMG amplifier circuit (figure 1).
EMG signal application development
The Meridian M110 Fetal Monitoring System acquires and displays FHR, MHR and UA from abdominal surface electrodes that detect the fetal ECG signals, maternal ECG signals, and of uterine muscle contraction signals.
US FDA Clears MindChild Medical's Pre-Marketing Notification for Fetal Heart Monitor System
Limitations with peripheral surface electrodes include the need for daily application of electrodes and wires, as well as respiratory responses that may be insufficient for effective cough [13-14].
Respiratory responses to stimulation of abdominal and upper-thorax intercostal muscles using multiple Permaloc[R] electrodes
shows that TENS with surface electrodes on Hegu acupoint increases the amplitude of the H-reflexs [12].
The effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation at acupuncture points on spinal motor neuron excitability in people without known neuromuscular diseases
This technique records the electric activation potential of the human articulatory muscles by surface electrodes in order to recognise speech.
Device boon for cancer patients
Every time the pattern alternates, the subject's visual system generates an electrical response that was detected and recorded by surface electrodes, which were placed on the scalp overlying the occipital and parietal regions with reference electrodes on the midline of frontal region (Fz).
Visual evoked potentials in type-1 diabetes without retinopathy: co-relations with duration of diabetes
Pasquina explained the limb is controlled by surface electrodes, which pick up electric signals generated by the muscles underneath the skin, then convert those patterns in electrical signals into a robotic function.
Brain-controlled prosthetic arm

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