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A Novel Approach for Measuring Electrical Impedance Tomography for Local Tissue with Artificial Intelligent Algorithm
Ankur Agarwal, A. S. Pandya, A. Arimoto, Y. Kinouchi
Pages - 66 - 81     |    Revised - 30-10-2009     |    Published - 30-11-2009
Volume - 3   Issue - 5    |    Publication Date - November 2009  Table of Contents
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KEYWORDS
Artificial Intelligence, Alopex Algorithm, Divided Electrode Method, Electrical Impedance Tomography, Equivalent Circuit Model, Medical Imaging
ABSTRACT
This paper proposes a novel approach for measuring Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) of a living tissue in a human body. EIT is a non-invasive technique to measure two or three-dimensional impedance for medical diagnosis involving several diseases. To measure the impedance value electrodes are connected to the skin of the patient and an image of the conductivity or permittivity of living tissue is deduced from surface electrodes. The determination of local impedance parameters can be carried out using an equivalent circuit model. However, the estimation of inner tissue impedance distribution using impedance measurements on a global tissue from various directions is an inverse problem. Hence it is necessary to solve the inverse problem of calculating mathematical values for current and potential from conducting surfaces. This paper proposes a novel algorithm that can be successfully used for estimating parameters. The proposed novel hybrid model is a combination of an artificial intelligence based gradient free optimization technique and numerical integration. This ameliorates the achievement of spatial resolution of equivalent circuit model to the closest accuracy. We address the issue of initial parameter estimation and spatial resolution accuracy of an electrode structure by using an arrangement called “divided electrode” for measurement of bio-impedance in a cross section of a local tissue.
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Dr. Ankur Agarwal
- United States of America
Professor A. S. Pandya
Florida Atlantic University - United States of America
pandya@fau.edu
Dr. A. Arimoto
The University of Tokushima - Japan
Professor Y. Kinouchi
The University of Tokushima - Japan


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