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We have seen how mathematical models, numerical methods, software and computers can be used to simulate the electrical activity in the human body. Provided that the physical characteristics of the involved tissues are known, such techniques can, in particular, be applied to compute the electrical potential along the surface of the body generated by the heart. This can be very useful for gaining a better insight into these biological processes, improving the interpretation of ECG recordings, and may serve as a starting point for developing suitable educational tools and training facilities.
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Sundnes, J., Lines, G.T., Cai, X., Nielsen, B.F., Mardal, KA., Tveito, A. (2006). Inverse Problems. In: Computing the Electrical Activity in the Heart. Monographs in Computational Science and Engineering, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33437-8_7
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