A software implementation for detailed volume conductor modelling in electrophysiology using finite difference method

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-203

  Kauppinen, Pasi ^a   Hyttinen, Jari ^a   Laarne, Päivi ^a   Malmivuo, Jaakko ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Electrophysiology; Finite difference method; Modelling; Software package; Volume conductors

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

VOLUME CONDUCTOR THEORY;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

ACCURACY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; THORAX;

BODY COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; THORAX;

EID: 0033083076     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(98)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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