A bidomain model based BEM-FEM coupling formulation for anisotropic cardiac tissue.
Ann Biomed Eng
; 28(10): 1229-43, 2000.
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A hybrid boundary element method (BEM)/finite element method (FEM) approach is proposed in order to properly consider the anisotropic properties of the cardiac muscle in the magneto- and electrocardiographic forward problem. Within the anisotropic myocardium a bidomain model based FEM formulation is applied. In the surrounding isotropic volume conductor the BEM is adopted. Coupling is enabled by requesting continuity of the electric potential and the normal of the current density across the boundary of the heart. Here, the BEM part is coupled as an equivalent finite element to the finite element stiffness matrix, thus preserving in part its sparse property. First, continuous convergence of the coupling scheme is shown for a spherical model comparing the computed results to an analytic reference solution. Then, the method is extended to the depolarization phase in a fibrous model of a dog ventricle. A precomputed activation sequence obtained using a fine mesh of the heart was downsampled and used to calculate body surface potentials and extracorporal magnetic fields considering the anisotropic bidomain conductivities. Results are compared to those obtained by neglecting in part or totally (oblique or uniform dipole layer model) anisotropic properties. The relatively large errors computed indicate that the cardiac muscle is one of the major torso inhomogeneities.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Corazón
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Modelos Cardiovasculares
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Biomed Eng
Año:
2000
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Article
País de afiliación:
Austria
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos