Electrocardiographic Imaging: I. Effect of Torso Inhomogeneities on Body Surface Electrocardiographic Potentials

Effect of Inhomogeneities on Body Surface. Introduction: Body surface potential maps (BSPMs) and conventional ECG reflect electrical sources generated by cardiac excitation and repolarization and noninvasively provide important diagnostic information about the electrical state of the heart. Because the heart is located within the torso volume conductor, body surface potentials also reflect the effects of torso inhomogeneities, which include blood, lungs, bone, muscle, fat, and fluid. It is necessary to characterize and understand these effects in order to interpret BSPM and ECG in terms of cardiac activity without “contamination” from the inhomogeneous volume conductor.

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