Title :
Reduced bidomain model of defibrillation
Author :
Skouibine, K. ; Krassowska, W.
Author_Institution :
Cemter for Math. & Comput. in the Life Sci. & Med., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
A bidomain model of the myocardium has been successfully used in predicting the tissue response to a strong shock. The studies of active tissue behavior have been limited due the computational expense of solving bidomain equations. The goal of the present research is to develop a reasonable approximation to the bidomain that would require a fraction of computer time necessary for full bidomain simulation. This reduced bidomain model preserves such important characteristics of the full bidomain as the shape of virtual electrodes, the rate at which they develop, and the effect they have on existing fibrillation wavefronts
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; cardiology; defibrillators; digital simulation; electric shocks; physiological models; active tissue behavior; bidomain equations solving; cardiac electrophysiology; computational expense; computer time; defibrillation; existing fibrillation wavefronts; myocardium; reduced bidomain model; tissue response prediction; virtual electrodes shape; Biomedical computing; Biomembranes; Computational modeling; Defibrillation; Electric shock; Electrodes; Extracellular; Geometry; Shape; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802361
