Evaluation of different meshing algorithms in the computation of defibrillation thresholds in children

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

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1422-1425

  Stinstra, Jeroen G ^a   Jolley, Matthew ^b   Callahan, Michael ^a   Weinstein, David ^a   Cole, Martin ^a   Brooks, Dana H ^c   Triedman, John ^b   MacLeod, Rob S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

^d University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH RISKS; MICROELECTRODES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BIOELECTRIC FIELDS; DEFIBRILLATION THRESHOLDS; ELECTRODE ORIENTATION; MESHING ALGORITHMS;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARDIOVERSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; EVALUATION STUDY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 57649223847     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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