Title :
Measurement and analysis of muscle tremor using a digitising tablet
Author :
Prinsloo, Claude P. ; Cilliers, Pierre J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pretoria Univ., South Africa
Abstract :
This paper describes a graphical user interface (GUI) which was developed to utilize a standard digitising tablet to sample the rhythmic muscle contractions experienced by people suffering from muscle tremor. The software, interface unit and database were developed using Delphi. The system has been extensively tested under simulated conditions and found to be remarkably accurate. The paper also discusses the database which was implemented to record and retrieve recordings for analysis purposes
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical measurement; database management systems; graphical user interfaces; medical diagnostic computing; muscle; patient diagnosis; Delphi; GUI; database; digitising tablet; graphical user interface; interface unit; muscle tremor analysis; muscle tremor measurement; rhythmic muscle contractions; simulated conditions; software; Costs; Databases; Disk recording; Graphical user interfaces; Information retrieval; Lesions; Muscles; Parkinson´s disease; Standards development; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1998. Proceedings. ISIE '98. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Pretoria
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4756-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1998.707803
