EEcient numerical schemes for nonlinear diiusion ltering based on additive operator splitting (AOS) were introduced in 15]. AOS schemes are eecient and unconditionally stable, yet their accuracy is limited. Future applications of nonlinear diiusion ltering may require better accuracy at the expense of a relatively modest cost in computations and complexity. In this report we explore second orde...

Histological and electromyographic studies indicate that longitudinal muscle fibre splitting is a common finding in neuromuscular disorders. Separated fragments derived by splitting may undergo degeneration or enlarge to become separate, innervated fibres, thus leading to an increased number of fibres within motor units. Splitting may, therefore, lead to the formation of clusters of fibres of u...