Effects of human thorax tissues on conduction of electrocardiogram and body surface potential
He, W.; Wu, Q.; Liu, L.; Yang, H.; Liu, H.
Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi 16(4): 471-476
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1001-5515 PMID: 12552726 Document Number: 508060
In this paper, the forward problem of electrocardiogram(ECG) has been calculated by means of numerical simulating techniques. Firstly, It is focused on the effects of organs and tissues within the thorax on the body surface potentials under a 2-D cross section of thorax in terms of finite element method (FEM). To check the effect of skeletal muscle layers on ECG, the simulating computation of ECG, by a method combining FEM with boundary element method (BEM), has been carried out in terms of a 3-D thorax model.