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Table 1 The execution durations and effective stimulation frequencies during particular searches

From: Automated determination of peripheral nerve stimulation parameters to achieve desired effector response – a procedural routine, preliminary studies and proposal of improvements

Operation

Number of various stimuli (i.e., SPV and CEC combinations) tested

Number of significant displacements (i.e., mean magnitude > 0.5 mm)

Execution duration

Effective stimulation frequency [Hz]

Phase 1: Mapping of stimulation parameters with muscle responses (Figure 4A)

768

362

27 min 15 s

1.41

Phase 2: Search for stimulation parameters producing response a (Figure 4B)

133

4

4 min 24 s

1.51

Phase 2: Search for stimulation parameters producing response b (Figure 4C)

265

58

8 min 54 s

1.49

Phase 2: Search for stimulation parameters producing response c (Figure 4D)

259

52

9 min 38 s

1.34

  1. Each stimulus was repeated three times for each combination of allowed SPVs and CECs.