Title :
An advanced algorithm for solving partial differential equation in cardiac conduction
Author :
Qu, Zhilin ; Garfinkel, Alan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med./Cardiology, California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
An advanced integration method for solving reaction-diffusion-type equations for cardiac conduction is suggested. Operator splitting and adaptive time step methods were used in this method, which can significantly speed up integration while preserving accuracy.
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biological tissues; biology computing; cardiology; computational complexity; integration; medical computing; partial differential equations; physiological models; reaction-diffusion systems; CPU time; action potentials; adaptive time step methods; advanced algorithm; advanced integration method; cardiac conduction; cardiac tissue; computer simulation; forward Euler method; membrane potential; operator splitting; partial differential equation; reaction-diffusion-type equations; Adaptive arrays; Biomembranes; Cardiac tissue; Cardiology; Computational modeling; Differential equations; Numerical simulation; Numerical stability; Partial differential equations; Voltage; Algorithms; Computer Simulation; Heart Conduction System; Humans; Models, Cardiovascular;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
