Title :
Optical and electrical mapping of cardiac activity
Author :
Smith, William M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng. & Medicine, Alabama Univ., Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
Optical and electrical mapping of the heart has provided significant knowledge about normal and pathological cardiac electrophysiology and the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and their therapy. This paper will discuss the current state of cardiac mapping, limitations of current techniques that constrain qualitatively new investigations, and potential solutions to technological inadequacies.
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; cardiology; cardiac activity; cardiac arrhythmias; cardiac mapping; electrical mapping; heart; normal cardiac electrophysiology; optical mapping; pathological cardiac electrophysiology; therapy; Biomedical measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Electrodes; Heart; Mechanical variables measurement; Medical treatment; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Simultaneous localization and mapping; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1280976
