Method of automatic recognition and other solutions used in new computer program for full decomposition of EMG signals

Abstract The analysis of electromyographic signals can be very time consuming. In designing a program for EMG signal analysis, there are two competing factors: the accuracy of the final result and its speed. In scientific work, accuracy is the most important factor. All of the existing decomposition programs used in neurophysiology require a final phase of manual corrections, if reliable results are to be obtained. This phase is considerably longer than the phase of automatic recognition. The solutions presented below, used in our new MUR program, allow for the accurate decomposition of complex EMG signals in a reasonable amount of time. The decomposition is performed interactively with optimal time division between automatic and manual tasks. All of this is achieved through a simple method of automatic recognition with the use of the modified coefficient of determination and the method of multiple subtractions of potentials.

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