Detection of brain oedema using magnetic induction tomography: A feasibility study of the likely sensitivity and detectability

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 347-354

  Merwa, Robert ^a   Hollaus, Karl ^a   Oszkar, Biro ^a   Scharfetter, Hermann ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Eddy currents; Finite elements; Human brain; Magnetic induction tomography; Oedema; Sensitivity distribution

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; EDDY CURRENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETISM; MONITORING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; TOMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN EDEMA; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; DETECTABILITY; EDDY-CURRENT; EDEMA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMAN BRAIN; MAGNETIC INDUCTION TOMOGRAPHY; MULTI FREQUENCY; SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

BRAIN;

BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC INDUCTION TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TOMOGRAPHY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 1342332813     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/25/1/038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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