title: [Effects of human thorax tissues on conduction of electrocardiogram and body surface potential].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D018780:Body Surface Potential Mapping; D003198:Computer Simulation; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response; D006801:Humans; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D013909:Thorax / Q000502:physiology*