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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-21
pubmed:abstractText
A preliminary analysis is presented concerning the use of EIT for detecting impedance inhomogeneities within the human brain. The work to date is centred around the monitoring of two distinct impedance variations: those associated with the application of a carotid clamp during surgery and changes caused by the redistribution of blood flow during auditory stimuli. Using the commercially available Ansoft Maxwell package, a 3D finite element model of the human head has been developed to solve the forward problem. The model is hemispherical in shape and comprises regions of brain, cerebrospinal fluid, skull and skin and includes 16 scalp electrodes each of area 1 cm2. Results from simulations using the model suggest that an EIT system, incorporating diametric current excitation, would require a voltage measurement sensitivity of 100-120 dB in order to detect the impedance variations in the above cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0967-3334
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
119-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
3D simulation of EIT for monitoring impedance variations within the human head.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, UMIST, Manchester, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article