title: EIT reconstructions and Faddeev solutions for a numerically simulated phantom chest.
abstract: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) uses measurements of electromagnetic fields to reconstruct the conductivity distribution inside of a body. As a medical imaging technique, EIT has many applications including cardio-pulmonary imaging, cranial imaging, and breast cancer detection. The D-bar method uses inverse scattering techniques and is based on a uniqueness proof in 2-D by Nachman [Ann. of Math.143 (1996)]. In this paper, the solution of the D-bar equation is tested on a model consisting of a numerical simulation of a human chest containing simulated skin, lungs and heart. Faddeev solutions are computed for this simulation and are compared to each other and their known asymptotic behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017097:Electric Impedance; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D014054:Tomography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*