An Empirical Study of Fatigue-Induced Electrical Impedance Models of Biceps Tissues

Abstract

Electrical impedance myography (EIM) is a noninvasive approach to muscle assessment based on the measurement of the electrical impedance in frequency range of interest. In this paper, fatigue-induced electrical impedance models of biceps tissues are investigated. After the dataset used is briefly described, complete set of parameters of the modified Fricke model, utilizing Foster I RC network-based fractional-order capacitor (FOC), are computed. The goodness of fitting of proposed FOCs and bioimpedance models were evaluated visually and statistically. The fit accuracy of designed electrical impedance models is ${\mathbf{R}}_{{\text{R}},{\text{X}}}^2 \geq 0.9978$. Proposed models provide more intuitive representation of the electrical behavior of biceps tissues. EIA standard compliant E96 series lumped parameter-based practical models give an appropriate explanation of fatigue effect on biceps tissues from resistance and capacitance point of view.