Title :
The forward problem of electrocardiography: from heart models to body surface potentials
Author :
Gulrajani, Ramesh M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biomed. Eng., Montreal Univ., Que., Canada
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1997
Abstract :
The forward problem of electrocardiography refers to the calculation of the body surface potentials starting from either equivalent current dipoles that represent the heart´s electrical activity or from potentials on the epicardium. This paper reviews the numerical methods used to solve the forward problem of electrocardiography. A major application of the forward problem is in simulating cardiac pathologies with computer heart models, and the authors´ experience with such simulations is described
Keywords :
digital simulation; electrocardiography; physiological models; reviews; ECG modeling; body surface potentials; cardiac pathologies simulation; computer heart models; electrocardiography forward problem; epicardium; heart models; numerical methods; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Application software; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Conductivity; Electrocardiography; Heart; Integral equations; Pathology; Torso;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756866
