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The effect of the torso boundary in electrocardiography

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This paper outlines and contrasts three different (external) “infinite medium” potential fields which may be obtained (in principle) from known geometry, conductivities, and bounded medium torso potentials. Their electrocardiographic implications are considered.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio

    Robert Plonsey Ph.D.

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Plonsey, R. The effect of the torso boundary in electrocardiography. Bltn Mathcal Biology 35, 401–405 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02458345

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