Electrical current distribution under transthoracic defibrillation and pacing electrodes

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-27

  Papazov, S ^a   Kostov, Z ^a   Daskalov, I ^a  

^a CENTRE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SKIN;

HIGH RESISTIVITY LAYERS;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

ARTICLE; BURN; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HEART PACING; HUMAN; NERVE STIMULATION; PACEMAKER ELECTRODE; SKIN DEFECT;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036127176     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900110102454     Document Type: Article

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