The forward and inverse problems: What are they, why are they important, and where do we stand?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 253-255

  Smith, William M ^a   Barr, Roger C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART RHYTHM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035109545     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.00253.x     Document Type: Editorial

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