Title :
Computation of solution generators in myocardial activation imaging
Author :
Greensite, Fred ; Qian, Yao-Jin ; Huiskamp, Geertjan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol. Sci., California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
We reduce the task of noninvasive computation of the ventricular surface activation map to a well-posed problem. The resulting algorithm is shown to lead to stably computed solution generators (activation map extrema) in both a realistic numerical simulation, and with human data
Keywords :
biomedical NMR; cardiology; electrocardiography; image reconstruction; medical image processing; muscle; MRI scans; activation map extrema; algorithm; human data; inverse electrocardiography; myocardial activation imaging; noninvasive computation; numerical simulation; solution generators; ventricular surface activation map; Biomedical imaging; Cities and towns; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Equations; Humans; Laboratories; Myocardium; Numerical simulation; Physics; Torso; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.411876
