Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of body portion
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-22
2006-08-22
Smith, Ruth S. (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of body portion
C702S065000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07096061
ABSTRACT:
A method is described for generating an impedance image of the chest, in which electrical data of the chest is acquired, and a finite volume method is used to calculate an impedance image from the electrical data, using an analytical expression for the Jacobian.
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