Magnetic induction tomography: The influence of the coil configuration on the spatial resolution

Robert Merwa, Hermann Scharfetter

Research output: Contribution to conferenceAbstractpeer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Magnetic Induction Tomography (MIT) is a low-resolution and contact-less imaging modality for mapping the electrical properties inside a region of interest. For an imaging system it is necessary to give forecasts about the quality of an image. This paper is dedicated to investigate the resolution and location of a inhomogeneity subject to the number and to the location of the used excitation coils and receiving coils around the region of interest. To this end the Point-Spread-Function (PSF) was calculated for different coil configurations and with 40 dB signal-to-noise ratio. In analogy to EIT the PSF depends on the location and shows the broadest distribution in the centre of the object. The results show that the resolution depends on the used coil configuration especially the location of the coils with respect to each other and increases, when moving from the centre towards the border of the object.

Original languageEnglish
Pages456-459
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
EventXIII International Conference on Electrical Bioimpedance & VIII Conference on Electrical Impedance Tomography - Graz, Austria
Duration: 29 Aug 20072 Sept 2007

Conference

ConferenceXIII International Conference on Electrical Bioimpedance & VIII Conference on Electrical Impedance Tomography
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityGraz
Period29.08.200702.09.2007

Keywords

  • Coil configuration
  • Magnetic induction tomography
  • Point spread function
  • Regularization
  • Resolution

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Magnetic induction tomography: The influence of the coil configuration on the spatial resolution'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this