Measuring respiratory surface EMG with ECG electrode leads

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Conference Paper
Date Issued
2026-03
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Oltmann, A.  
Graßhoff, J.  
Lange, N.
Knopp, T.  
Biomedizinische Bildgebung E-5  
Rostalski, P.  
TORE-DOI
10.15480/882.17053
TORE-URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11420/62922
First published in
Proceedings on automation in medical engineering  
Number in series
3
Citation
18th Interdisciplinary AUTOMED Symposium in Collaboration with the TC Medical Robotics, AUTOMED 2026
Contribution to Conference
18th Interdisciplinary AUTOMED Symposium in Collaboration with the TC Medical Robotics, AUTOMED 2026  
Publisher DOI
10.18416/AUTOMED.2026.2500
Publisher
Infinite Science Publishing
Surface electromyography (sEMG) offers potential for analyzing patient-ventilator interactions and respiratory effort. Despite being promising, it is not yet clinically established, unlike electrocardiography (ECG), which shares the same physiological principles for cardiac monitoring. This study investigates ECG leads for capturing respiratory muscle signals in 20 healthy subjects during quiet and resistance breathing. Performance was quantified by signal-to-noise ratios between inspiratory activity and (1) baseline noise / (2) expiratory activity. ECG leads were suitable for monitoring respiration, with performance enhanced by combining ECG electrodes with respiratory sEMG electrodes. The findings support integrating respiratory sEMG into clinical practice using ECG electrodes without compromising cardiac monitoring.
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610: Medicine, Health
Lizenz
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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