Reconstruction of two-dimensional current distribution from tangential MCG measurement

Akihiko Kandori, Keiji Tsukada, Yasuhiro Haruta, Yasunaga Noda, Yasushi Terada, Toshio Mitsui, Kensuke Sekihara

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Abstract

We describe a two-dimensional reconstruction method for tangential magnetocardiograms (MCGs). This method is based on two-dimensional Fourier analysis, and we used a new type of window function for tangential MCG to solve the problem of the small number of measurement points. By using this method, cardiac activity can be estimated as a two-dimensional current distribution. To determine the effectiveness of this method, we measured tangential MCGs of normal subjects, and compared the estimated current distribution with the actual cardiac muscle activity. Using this method, we were able to clearly show cardiac activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1705-1716
Number of pages12
JournalPhysics in Medicine and Biology
Volume41
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1 1996
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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