Local harmonic BZ algorithm with domain decomposition in MREIT: Computer simulation study

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1754-1761

  Seo, Jin Keun ^a   Kim, Sung Wan ^b   Kim, Sungwhan ^a   Liu, Ji Jun ^c   Woo, Eung Je ^d   Jeon, Kiwan ^e   Lee, Chang Ock ^e  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

^c SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conductivity image; Domain decomposition; Harmonic Bz; Magnetic resonance electrical impedance tomography (MREIT)

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; MEDICAL IMAGING; RESONANCE; SCANNING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TOMOGRAPHY;

CONDUCTING OBJECTS; CONDUCTIVITY IMAGE; CONDUCTIVITY IMAGES; DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITIONS; HARMONIC BZ; IMAGING METHODS; IMAGING OBJECTS; INJECTION CURRENTS; LOCAL REGIONS; LOW CONDUCTIVITIES; MAGNETIC FLUX DENSITIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY (MREIT); METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; NEW ALGORITHMS; NEW TECHNIQUES; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION.;

MAGNETIC DOMAINS;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMPEDANCE; IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE;

EID: 56849111661     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2008.926055     Document Type: Article

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