Computation of currents induced by ELF electric fields in anisotropic human tissues using the Finite Integration Technique (FIT)

Advances in Radio Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 227-231

  Motrescu, V C ^a   Van Rienen, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC DIELECTRICS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; EXTENDED VERSIONS; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE INTEGRATION TECHNIQUE; HUMAN BODY MODELING; MUSCLE TISSUES; SOFTWARE CODES;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE;

ANISOTROPY;

EID: 33645165092     PISSN: 16849965     EISSN: 16849973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/ars-3-227-2005     Document Type: Article

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