Non-dipolarity of heart potentials estimated by magnetocardiography in normal subjects

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 731-742

  Izumida, Naomi ^a,e   Asano, Yuh ^a   Hosaki, Junro ^b   Hiyoshi, Yasunaga ^d   Sakurada, Harumizu ^d   Motomiya, Takeshi ^d   Kawano, Seiko ^c   Sawanobori, Tohru ^c   Hiraoka, Masayasu ^c  

^a Keio Medical School   (Japan)

^b School of Allied Health Sciences   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN HIROO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Equivalent current dipole; Magnetic field; Non dipolarity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIPOLE; HEART EXCITATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032449712     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.39.731     Document Type: Article

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