Bioelectric Current Image Reconstruction From Measurement Of The Generated Magnetic Fields

W. J. Dallas; W. E. Smith; H. A. Schlitt; W. Kullman

doi:10.1117/12.966973

1 January 1987 Bioelectric Current Image Reconstruction From Measurement Of The Generated Magnetic Fields

W. J. Dallas, W. E. Smith, H. A. Schlitt, W. Kullman

Proceedings Volume 0767, Medical Imaging; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966973
Event: Medical Imaging, 1987, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

The magnetic fields generated by electrical currents in the human body, such as in the brain and in the heart, can be measured using Super Conducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUID). We present two methods by which these magnetic field measurements can be processed to obtain images of the electrical current distributions which caused them. These two methods are: reconstruction using Fourier transform techniques and reconstruction using linear estimation theory. We present a brief overview for both methods including computer-simulated reconstructions of biological activity.

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W. J. Dallas, W. E. Smith, H. A. Schlitt, and W. Kullman "Bioelectric Current Image Reconstruction From Measurement Of The Generated Magnetic Fields", Proc. SPIE 0767, Medical Imaging, (1 January 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.966973

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