• DocumentCode
    1053320
  • Title

    Digital model for studies in magnetocardiography

  • Author

    Horacek, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., Canada.
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1973
  • fDate
    9/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    440
  • Lastpage
    444
  • Abstract
    A method for magnetocardiographic investigation is presented according to the following: 1) development of integral equations for electric potential and magnetic field generated by current sources within an inhomogeneous volume conductor, and 2) description of a numerical algorithm to solve these equations. This method was developed specifically for an inhomogeneous torso-shaped volume conductor containing an autonomic model which dynamically simulates the electrical activity of the heart; thus, numerical simulation of electrocardiograms and magnetocardiograms for different pathological heart conditions is possible.
  • Keywords
    Biological models; MCG (magnetocardiography); Bioelectric phenomena; Conductivity; Conductors; Current density; Electric potential; Heart; Integral equations; Magnetic fields; Magnetic separation; Nonuniform electric fields;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1973.1067688
  • Filename
    1067688