The forward problem of electrocardiography: from heart models to body surface potentials

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 for...

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Main Author: Gulrajani, R.M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Anisotropic magnetoresistance
Application software
Computational modeling
Computer simulation
Conductivity
Electrocardiography
Heart
Integral equations
Pathology
Torso
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1094-687X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756866