Simulation of electrode impedance and current densities near an atherosclerotic lesion

2nd Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 57-61

  Stiles, D K ^a   Oakley, B ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; Bioimpedance; conductivity; finite element; four point electrode; permittivity

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PERMITTIVITY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESIONS; BIO-IMPEDANCE; CORONARY ARTERIES; DIRECT PHYSICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE; FOUR-POINT; LOW CONDUCTIVITY;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84964690961     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MMB.2002.1002264     Document Type: Conference Paper

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