Influence of electrode position on the characterization of artery stenotic plaques by using impedance catheter

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2401-2404

  Cho, Sungbo ^a   Thielecke, Hagen ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element methods; Impedance; Medical diagnosis; Microelectrodes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROELECTRODES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANGULAR SET; ARTERY STENOTIC PLAQUES; IMPEDANCE DIAGNOSES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; BALLOON CATHETER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMPEDANCE; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33750399314     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2006.883616     Document Type: Article

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