• DocumentCode
    1104134
  • Title

    Impedance changes produced by passage of emboli through carotid artery

  • Author

    Nebuya, S. ; Fujimaki, A. ; Brown, B.H. ; Noshiro, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Clinical Eng., Kitasato Univ., Sagamihara
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    397
  • Lastpage
    398
  • Abstract
    The possibility of detecting the passage of emboli through the carotid artery via skin electrodes is investigated. Impedance changes calculated using both finite-element and theoretical methods indicate that detection of emboli in vivo should be possible.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; biomedical electrodes; blood vessels; brain; finite element analysis; skin; carotid artery; electrical impedance; emboli detection; finite element methods; skin electrodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20083426
  • Filename
    4472402