Abstract
The observed conductivities in compressed breasts in EIT are smaller than those seen previously in whole chest imaging. Looking at the anatomical breast model we could attribute this to a thin resistive skin layer present in breasts. To test this hypothesis and try to more accurately model breasts, we have developed a layered analytical forward model. Our layered model has three layers, thin top and bottom layers representing skin and a thicker middle layer representing breast tissue.
Keywords
Tomography, Breasts, EIT
Subject Categories
Electrical impedance tomography, Diagnostic imaging
Disciplines
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Publisher
Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS)
Publication Date
2007
Rights Holder
Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS)
Permanent URL
Recommended Citation
Kulkarni, Rujuta; Boverman, Greg; Isaacson, David; Saulnier, Gary J.; and Newell, Jonathan C., "A Layered Model for Breasts in Electrical Impedance Tomography" (2007). Research Thrust R2 Presentations. Paper 3. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d10008846
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Notes
Poster presented at the 2007 R2A Multi-View Tomographic Methods Conference