• DocumentCode
    874960
  • Title

    Local grid refinement for low-frequency current computations in 3-D human anatomy models

  • Author

    Barchanski, Andreas ; Steiner, Till ; De Gersem, Herbert ; Clemens, Markus ; Weiland, Thomas

  • Author_Institution
    Technische Univ. Darmstadt
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1371
  • Lastpage
    1374
  • Abstract
    The calculation of current densities in voxel-based high-resolution anatomy models allows insight in the current distribution inside the human body. The geometric complexity of the human body requires a very high resolution in order to properly resolve small organs. We present a local grid refinement scheme for low-frequency current calculations, allowing to finely resolve areas of particular interest. Using a Lagrange-multiplier approach, the whole model including the fine and coarse grid domains can be computed with only one solution of an algebraic system of equations. The presented approach is validated and tested on numerical examples
  • Keywords
    biological effects of fields; current density; current distribution; 3D human anatomy models; Lagrange multiplier; biological effects; current distribution; electromagnetic radiation; finite integration; geometric complexity; iterative methods; local grid refinement; low-frequency current computations; Biological system modeling; Current density; Current distribution; Dielectrics; Distributed computing; Equations; Grid computing; Human anatomy; Lagrangian functions; Testing; Biological effects of electromagnetic radiation; electrodynamics; finite integration technique; iterative methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2006.871449
  • Filename
    1608470