Detailed model of the thorax as a volume conductor based on the visible human man data

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 126-133

  Kauppinen, P ^a   Hyttinen, J ^a   Heinonen, T ^a   Malmivuo, J ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; THORAX;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; THORAX;

EID: 0032078882     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091909809062478     Document Type: Article

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