Forward modeling of uterine EMG and MMG contractions

Patricio S. La Rosa, H. Eswaran, H. Preissl, A. Nehorai

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Abstract

We develop a forward model for uterine electromyogram (EMG) and magnetomyogram (MMG) contractions. Our model aims to describe the electrophysiological aspects of uterine contractions during pregnancy at both the cellular and organ levels. In particular, we apply a bidomain approach for modeling the propagation of the myometrium transmembrane potential on the uterus and use it to compute the action potential and magnetic field at the abdominal surface. We introduce a simplified geometry for the problem and solve our model in this domain using finite element method (FEM). Numerical examples are provided to illustrate our analytical results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationImage Processing, Biosignal Processing, Modelling and Simulation, Biomechanics
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages1600-1603
Number of pages4
Edition4
ISBN (Print)9783642038815
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
EventWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering: Image Processing, Biosignal Processing, Modelling and Simulation, Biomechanics - Munich, Germany
Duration: Sep 7 2009Sep 12 2009

Publication series

NameIFMBE Proceedings
Number4
Volume25
ISSN (Print)1680-0737

Conference

ConferenceWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering: Image Processing, Biosignal Processing, Modelling and Simulation, Biomechanics
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period09/7/0909/12/09

Keywords

  • Electromyogram
  • Magentomyogram
  • Transmembrane potential modeling

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