Optimization of Cardiac Defibrillation by Three-Dimensional Finite Element Modeling of the Human Thorax

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 185-192

  Panescu, Dorin ^a   Webster, John G ^b   Tompkins, Willis J ^b   Stratbucker, Robert A ^c  

^a EP Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Radiation Health Center of the State of Nebraska ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE PLACEMENT; ELECTRODE SIZE; HUMAN THORAX; MYOCARDIAL DAMAGE;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; SIMULATION; THORAX;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THORAX;

EID: 0029239627     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.341831     Document Type: Article

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