Title :
A digital signal processing index of hand tremor
Author :
Reilly, Richard ; De Paor, Annraoi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
An index of hand tremor is formulated from the data obtained from the analysis of the cylindrical grip strength. The tremor signal is extracted digitally from the data and the mean square power calculated. The frequency corresponding to half of the mean square power is compared against arthritic sufferers and normals. The application of such an index to the diagnosis and classification of Vibration White Finger is discussed.
Keywords :
medical signal processing; patient diagnosis; cylindrical grip strength; digital signal processing index; hand tremor index; mean square power; patient diagnosis; tremor signal; vibration white finger classification; Joints; Medical diagnostic imaging; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761884
