How to explain why "Unequal anisotropy ratios" is important using pictures but no mathematics

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 580-583

  Roth, Bradley J ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANISOTROPY RATIOS; CARDIAC TISSUE; ELECTRICAL SHOCK;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART PACING; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANISOTROPY; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 34047155680     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260486     Document Type: Conference Paper

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