Title :
Modelling of the adult head for electrical impedance tomography
Author :
Gadd, R. ; Record, P.M. ; Vinther, F. ; Rolfe, P.
Author_Institution :
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics. University of Keele, Hospital Centre, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7QB, UK
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
A 2-d finite element model is used to simulate the adult head. The effect of gross variations of skull thickness on the sensitivity of measurement pairs to areas within the model are obtained. The implications of these measurements for electrical impedance tomography of the adult brain are discussed. Inter-patient variability of the adult skull may be a key factor in electrical impedance tomography of the adult head.
Keywords :
Cardiology; Head; Imaging; Impedance; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris, France
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5762005
