The effect of plunge electrodes during electrical stimulation of cardiac tissue

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1207-1211

  Langrill, Deborah M ^a   Roth, Bradley J ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bidomain; Cardiac; Electrical stimulation; Plunge electrode

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRODES; POLARIZATION;

TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIALS;

TISSUE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART STIMULATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL;

ARTIFACTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; HEART; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 0034836352     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.951525     Document Type: Article

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