Title :
Electrodeless Measurements of the Effective Resistivity of the Human Torso and Head by Magnetic Induction
Author :
Tarjan, Peter P. ; McFee, Richard
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. 13210.
Abstract :
A magnetically coupled impedance measuring instrument has been developed for determining an effective electrical resistivity of human subjects without electrodes. The instrument operates at 100 kHz. The value obtained represents an average of the resistivity of tissue near the coils.
Keywords :
Conductivity; Couplings; Electric resistance; Electric variables measurement; Electrodes; Humans; Impedance measurement; Instruments; Magnetic heads; Torso; Electric Conductivity; Electrophysiology; Head; Humans; Magnetics; Methods;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1968.4502577
