MRI PIGLET HEAD MODEL FOR EIT AND AN IVH SIMULATION

MARIANO FERNÁNDEZ CORAZZA; ROSALIND SADLEIR; SERGEI TUROVETS; DON TUCKER

Stockholm

Conferencia; 16th International Conference on Electrical Bio-Impedance and 17th Conference on Electrical Impedance Tomography; 2016

One application of EIT is the detection and monitoring of acute strokes, such as intraventricular hemorrhages (IVH) in premature neonates. Experiments with piglets provide a test bench for validation. Geometrically realistic head models would improve the sensitivity in the EIT and concurrent EEG approach. Most image processing tools are optimized for humans and require extra efforts when applied to animal models. A scalable piglet head model can be useful for EIT researchers. We develop a detailed finite element (FE) piglet head model available for the scientific community, and use it in a preliminary EIT sensitivity study of IVH grade II and III.