Abstract
We describe simulations of propagated electrical excitation in threedimensional anisotropic myocardial muscle. According to the bidomain theory, anisotropic electrical conductivities are presented as tensors in the intracellular and interstitial domains (Di and De, respectively). Under the assumption of equal anisotropy ratio (Di = kDe), subthreshold behaviour of the excitable elements is governed by a parabolic reaction-diffusion equation for the membrane potential, solvable even on a desktop computer. In the case of more general anisotropies (Di ≠ kDe), also the interstitial potential needs to be solved simultaneously from an elliptic partial differential equation, requiring a supercomputer for large arrays of excitable elements. In both cases, the elements obey cellular automata rules in the suprathreshold state.We present preliminary results of the propagated excitation for different anisotropy ratios in a three-dimensional slab geometry.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart - 1st International Workshop, FIMH 2001, Proceedings |
Editors | Toivo Katila, Jukka Nenonen, Isabelle E. Magnin, Patrick Clarysse, Johan Montagnat |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 140-147 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 3540428615, 9783540428619 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Event | 1st International Workshop on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2001 - Helsinki, Finland Duration: Nov 15 2001 → Nov 16 2001 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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Volume | 2230 |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
Conference | 1st International Workshop on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2001 |
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Country/Territory | Finland |
City | Helsinki |
Period | 11/15/01 → 11/16/01 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Theoretical Computer Science
- General Computer Science