Electrode arrangement for electrical impedance tomography...

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A61B 8/13 (2006.01) A61B 5/053 (2006.01)

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CA 2191285

An electrode arrangement for an electrical impedance tomography system comprises a plurality of electrodes in an array mounted in a support medium for supporting the electrodes adjacent a surface of a volume to be imaged, for example the thorax or another body part, a pipeline, the ground, and so on. The electrodes are disposed in two groups, the arrangement being such that, in use, one group will be closer to the surface than the other group. The support medium may have anisotropic conductivity, its conductivity in a direction that, in use, is normal to the surface, being significantly greater than a conductivity in a direction that, in use, is parallel to the surface. The support medium may be rigid, fixing the electrodes fixed spatially relative to each other, and a pliable interface medium be provided to fit between the rigid support and the surface. Such support medium will be conductive, so as to connect the electrodes electrically to the surface, and pliable so as to conform to variations in the relief of the surface.

Montage des électrodes dans un système de tomographie à impédance comportant une pluralité d'électrodes disposées en réseau sur un support disposé au voisinage de la surface d'un volume à radiographier, un thorax, par exemple, ou une autre partie du corps humain, ou encore un pipeline ou une portion de sol, etc.. Les électrodes sont disposées en deux groupes, un groupe d'électrodes se retrouvant à plus grande proximité de la surface à explorer que l'autre groupe. Le support peut posséder une conductivité anisotropique, sa conductivité, en utilisation, et dans la direction coïncidant avec la surface étant nettement supérieure à sa conductivité, en utilisation, dans une direction parallèle à la surface. Le support peut être rigide, pour maintenir un espacement régulier entre les électrodes, et doté d'une interface plus souple pour insertion entre le support et la surface. Le support doit être conducteur pour assurer la connexion électrique des électrodes, et posséder une souplesse suffisante pour pouvoir se conformer au relief de la surface à explorer.

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