Title :
Towards non-invasive electrical heart imaging
Author :
Cheng, L.K. ; Pullan, A.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Auckland Univ., New Zealand
Abstract :
Before accurate, non-invasive, electrical images of the heart can be reconstructed several issues must be addressed. Geometric models must be created to match the subject, the appropriate resolution of the computational mesh must be determined and a continuous potential field must be generated from discretely sampled ECG signals. We investigate each of these issues with reference to a porcine model
Keywords :
computational geometry; electrocardiography; inverse problems; medical image processing; mesh generation; physiological models; solid modelling; surface fitting; 3D models; bicubic hermite surface elements; computational mesh resolution; continuous potential field; converged forward solution; discretely sampled ECG signals; finite element field fitting; generic mesh; geometric models; inverse problem; noninvasive electrical heart imaging; nonlinear fitting; patient specific model; porcine model; signal interpolation; Computed tomography; Electrocardiography; Heart; Humans; Image reconstruction; Interpolation; Inverse problems; Mesh generation; Signal resolution; Solid modeling;
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.1999.802379
