A modified boundary element method for the estimation of potential fields on the scalp

Author

Srebro, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Opthalmology, Texas Univ., Dallas, TX, USA

Volume

43

Issue

6

fYear

1996

fDate

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

650

Lastpage

653

Abstract

A modified boundary element method (BEM) for the calculation of potential fields on the scalp is proposed and tested in a three-shell model. The method greatly reduces the computational burden with only a small cost in accuracy. The resistivity of the skull is taken as infinite and the potential field on the inner skull surface is calculated using the standard BEM method for a one-surface system. Then the potential at any single selected point on the scalp is calculated directly from Green´s theorem. The method does not give an accurate estimate of the magnitude of the potential on the scalp, but it does preserve correct relative magnitudes over all source locations in the head.

Keywords

Green´s function methods; boundary-elements methods; electroencephalography; physiological models; Green´s theorem calculation; computational burden reduction; inner skull surface; modified boundary element method; one-surface system; scalp potential fields estimation; skull resistivity; source locations; three-shell model; Boundary element methods; Brain modeling; Conductivity; Costs; Magnetic heads; Magnetic resonance imaging; Poisson equations; Scalp; Skull; Testing; Electroencephalography; Humans; Magnetoencephalography; Models, Biological; Reference Values; Scalp; Surface Properties;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/10.495284

Filename

495284