Error analysis of a Galerkin method to solve the forward problem in MEG using the boundary element method

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-222

  Tissari, Satu ^a,c   Rahola, Jussi ^b,c  

^a IT Center for Science   (Finland)

^b Simulintu Oy   (Finland)

^c CERFACS   (France)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Collocation method; Forward problem; Galerkin method; Magnetoencephalography

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GALERKIN METHODS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; NEUROLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BIOMEDICINE;

MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHOD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0012401249     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(02)00144-X     Document Type: Article

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