title: Extraction of the magnetohydrodynamic blood flow potential from the surface electrocardiogram in magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: The magnetohydrodynamic effect generates voltages related to blood flow, which are superimposed on the electrocardiogram (ECG) used for gating during cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A method is presented for extracting the magnetohydrodynamic signal from the ECG. The extracted magnetohydrodynamic blood flow potential may be physiologically meaningful due to its relationship to blood flow. Removal of the magnetohydrodynamic voltages from the ECG can potentially lead to improved gating and diagnostically useful ECGs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. g-nijm@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Grace M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Nijm
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swiryn
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Alan V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Sahakian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016477:Artifacts; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted