Magnetocardiographic functional localization using a current dipole in a realistic torso

A fast and numerically effective biomagnetic inverse solution using a moving current dipole in a realistic homogeneous torso is described. The localization model and high-resolution magnetocardiographic (HR-MCG) mapping were applied to localize noninvasively the ventricular preexcitation site in ten patients suffering from Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. In all cases, the computed localization results were compared to the results obtained by the invasive catheter technique. Using a standard-size torso model in all cases, the average 3-D distance between the computed noninvasive locations and the invasively obtained results was 2.8+or-1.4 cm. When the torso was rescaled to better match the true shape of the subject, the 3-D average was improved to 2.2+or-1.0 cm. This accuracy is very satisfactory, suggesting that the method would be clinically useful.<<ETX>>

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