DocumentCode :
2401556
Title :
Electrical conductivity imaging using MRI measurement of the magnetic field vector
Author :
Joy, Michael ; Nachman, Adrian ; DeMonte, Tim ; Wang, Dinghui ; Ma, Weijing
fYear :
2009
fDate :
3-6 Sept. 2009
Firstpage :
3158
Lastpage :
3161
Abstract :
Current density and electrical conductivity imaging research at the University of Toronto is reviewed. Methods for imaging live animals at low frequency are described and contrasted with EIT and other MRI based techniques. New work on imaging at radio frequencies is presented and future work directions are discussed. It is concluded that low frequency methods are mature and ready for application in small animals and that radio frequency methods will soon have application in small animals.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical MRI; biomedical measurement; current density; electric impedance imaging; electrical conductivity measurement; vectors; EIT techniques; MRI measurement; University of Toronto; current density imaging; electrical conductivity imaging; live-animal imaging; low-frequency method; magnetic field vector; radio frequency method; small-animal imaging; Algorithms; Animals; Biomedical Engineering; Diagnostic Imaging; Electric Conductivity; Electric Impedance; Electromagnetic Fields; Equipment Design; Image Enhancement; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Phantoms, Imaging; Radio Waves; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Swine; Tomography;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
ISSN :
1557-170X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334030
Filename :
5334030
Link To Document :
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