TY - JOUR
T1 - Standards of instrumentation of EMG
AU - Tankisi, Hatice
AU - Burke, David
AU - Cui, Liying
AU - de Carvalho, Mamede
AU - Kuwabara, Satoshi
AU - Nandedkar, Sanjeev D.
AU - Rutkove, Seward
AU - Stålberg, Erik
AU - van Putten, Michel J.A.M.
AU - Fuglsang-Frederiksen, Anders
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Standardization of Electromyography (EMG) instrumentation is of particular importance to ensure high quality recordings. This consensus report on “Standards of Instrumentation of EMG” is an update and extension of the earlier IFCN Guidelines published in 1999. First, a panel of experts in different fields from different geographical distributions was invited to submit a section on their particular interest and expertise. Then, the merged document was circulated for comments and edits until a consensus emerged. The first sections in this document cover technical aspects such as instrumentation, EMG hardware and software including amplifiers and filters, digital signal analysis and instrumentation settings. Other sections cover the topics such as temporary storage, trigger and delay line, averaging, electrode types, stimulation techniques for optimal and standardised EMG examinations, and the artefacts electromyographers may face and safety rules they should follow. Finally, storage of data and databases, report generators and external communication are summarized.
AB - Standardization of Electromyography (EMG) instrumentation is of particular importance to ensure high quality recordings. This consensus report on “Standards of Instrumentation of EMG” is an update and extension of the earlier IFCN Guidelines published in 1999. First, a panel of experts in different fields from different geographical distributions was invited to submit a section on their particular interest and expertise. Then, the merged document was circulated for comments and edits until a consensus emerged. The first sections in this document cover technical aspects such as instrumentation, EMG hardware and software including amplifiers and filters, digital signal analysis and instrumentation settings. Other sections cover the topics such as temporary storage, trigger and delay line, averaging, electrode types, stimulation techniques for optimal and standardised EMG examinations, and the artefacts electromyographers may face and safety rules they should follow. Finally, storage of data and databases, report generators and external communication are summarized.
KW - Amplifiers
KW - Databases
KW - Electrical safety
KW - EMG
KW - EMG artefacts
KW - EMG averaging
KW - EMG electrodes
KW - Filters
KW - Instrumentation
KW - Trigger and delay line
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076546790&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.07.025
DO - 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.07.025
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31761717
AN - SCOPUS:85076546790
VL - 131
SP - 243
EP - 258
JO - Clinical neurophysiology
JF - Clinical neurophysiology
SN - 1388-2457
IS - 1
ER -