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Simple EMG classification can improve outcome of nerve transfer surgery

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that electromyography (EMG) testing to determine the quality of donor nerves can improve the outcome of nerve transfer surgery to ...
Nature

Classification of the distribution of cavernous nerve fibers around the prostate by intraoperative electrical stimulation during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

We investigated the distribution of cavernous nerve (CN) fibers around the prostate by electrical nerve stimulation during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy to classify the distribution of the CN ...
Science Daily

Simple EMG classification describing quality of donor nerves can predict outcome of nerve transfer surgery

Electromyography (EMG) testing to determine the quality of donor nerves can improve the outcome of nerve transfer surgery to restore function in patients with a brachial plexus injury, new research ...
Nature

OCT Glaucoma Staging System: a new method for retinal nerve fiber layer damage classification using spectral-domain OCT

To describe a new method, the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Glaucoma Staging System, for classifying retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) damage assessed with OCT. The OCT Glaucoma Staging System was ...
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Nerve signals can race through your body faster than 250 miles per hour

The fastest electrical signals in the human body can travel at up to 120 meters per second, roughly 268 miles per hour, along ...