Forward modelling of magnetic induction tomography: A sensitivity study for detectinghaemorrhagic cerebral stroke

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1301-1313

  Zolgharni, M ^a   Ledger, P D ^b   Griffiths, H ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral stroke; Eddy currents; Finite element; Magnetic induction tomography

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARK TESTS; CURRENT DATA; DIFFERENT SIZES; EDDY CURRENT PROBLEMS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENTS; FORWARD MODELLING; HEAD MODEL; IN-PHASE; MAGNETIC INDUCTION TOMOGRAPHY; MESH CONVERGENCE; MULTI-PHYSICS; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; PHASE-NOISE LEVELS; SECOND ORDERS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PHASE NOISE; TOMOGRAPHY;

EDDY CURRENTS;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77249112164     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-009-0541-1     Document Type: Article

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