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Description
電磁波理論のマックスウェルの方程式をすぐ上に記した問題に適用すると、式1Aが得られる。
σ=伝導率
εr=比誘電率
ε0=自由空間の誘電率
Ф=ポテンシャルである。
加えて、電磁気理論の標準的な結果は、ポアソン方程式として知られる、ポテンシャル(Ф)、および全電荷密度ρの間の関係となり、即ち、式1Bである。
式3はグリーンの関数を用いてのポワソンの方程式(式2)に対する解である。
この反復プロセスは、以下のように表現される。
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- 対象の電気的特性を示す画像を作成するために電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法であって、
a)前記対象の表面と電気接続するセンサエレメントアレイの複数のセンサエレメントのそれぞれに、電圧を印加するステップと、
b)前記対象に印加された電圧から生ずる、前記それぞれのセンサエレメントにおける表面電荷を測定するステップと、
c)前記表面電荷測定値を変換するステップと、
d)前記対象の表面輪郭を示す情報を使用して前記対象の電気的特性の見積りを作成するステップと、
e)前記変換された表面電荷測定値および前記対象の電気的特性の見積りから、前記対象の全体にわたる電気的特徴値を計算するステップと、
f)前記計算された電気的特徴値から、前記対象の電気的特性の画像を作成するステップと、
を含む
ことを特徴とする電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法。 - 前記ステップc)が、前記表面電荷測定値をフーリエ変換することを含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の対象の電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法。
- 前記ステップd)が、
i)前記対象の表面輪郭を測定すること、および、
ii)測定された表面輪郭測定値を使用して、前記対象の物理的モデルを作成すること
を含む
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の対象の電気的特性を示す画像を作成する電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法。 - 前記ステップd)ii)が、前記変換された表面電荷測定値を表面電荷測定値の初期見積りと比較することを含む特徴とする請求項3に記載の電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法。
- 前記ステップe)が、
i)前記対象の電気的特性の見積りから作成される表面電荷パターンの見積りを計算すること、
ii)前記表面電荷パターンの見積りをフーリエ変換すること、
iii)前記フーリエ変換された表面電荷パターンの見積りを前記フーリエ変換された表面電荷測定値と比較すること、および、
iv)前記対象の電気的特性の見積りを変更し、前記フーリエ変換された表面電荷パターンの見積りと前記フーリエ変換された表面電荷測定値の間の差が所定の量より小さくなるまで、前記ステップi)、ii)、iii)を繰り返すこと
を含む
ことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法。 - 前記ステップd)が、
i)前記対象の表面輪郭を測定すること、および、
ii)前記表面輪郭測定値および前記電気的特性の見積りの対応する複数のセットを使用して、前記対象の複数の物理的モデルを作成すること
を含む
ことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法。 - 前記ステップe)が、
v)前記電気的特性の見積りのセットのそれぞれについて、前記ステップi)、ii)、ii i)、およびiv)を繰り返すこと、および、
vi)前記フーリエ変換された表面電荷パターンの見積りと前記フーリエ変換された表面電荷測定値との間の最小の差を生ずる前記電気的特性の見積りを選択すること
をさらに含む
ことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法。 - 前記対象がヒトの乳房であり、
前記ステップd)が、i)前記乳房の輪郭を測定することを含む
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法。 - 光ビームのアレイを確立し、前記乳房を前記光ビームのアレイ内に配置し、どの光ビームが前記乳房によって遮断されるかを判定することによって、前記乳房の輪郭が測定されることを特徴とする請求項8に記載の対象の電気的特性を示す画像を作成する電気的特性イメージングシステムを操作する方法。
- 対象の電気的特性を決定する電気的特性イメージングシステムであって、
前記対象を収容する空洞を画定する容器と、
前記容器によって支持され、前記対象の周りに配設される金属電極のアレイと、
前記容器によって支持され、前記空洞を通って延びる光ビームを生成するように操作される発光デバイスのアレイと、
前記容器によって支持され、前記光ビームのうちの各光ビームを受け取るように配置された光センサのアレイと、
前記光センサによって生成された信号に基づいて前記空洞内に設置された前記対象の輪郭を決定する手段と、
前記金属電極のアレイに電圧を印加する手段と、
前記各金属電極において生成される結果として得られる電荷を測定する手段と、
前記決定された対象の輪郭を用いて前記対象の電気的特性の初期見積りを作成する手段と、
前記対象の電気的特性の初期見積りと前記金属電極において生成された電荷測定値とを用いて、前記対象の電気的特性を計算する手段と、
を有する
ことを特徴とする対象の電気的特性を決定する電気的特性イメージングシステム。 - 既知の電気的特性を有する流体が、前記容器内に含まれ、前記対象の表面および前記金属電極と接触することを特徴とする請求項10に記載の対象の電気的特性を決定する電気的特性イメージングシステム。
- 前記流体が、前記対象の前記電気的特性に一致する生理食塩水であることを特徴とする請求項11に記載の対象の電気的特性を決定する電気的特性イメージングシステム。
- 前記システムの温度をほぼ一定温度に維持する温度コントローラを含むことを特徴とする請求項10に記載の対象の電気的特性を決定する電気的特性イメージングシステム。
- 前記流体をほぼ一定温度に維持する温度コントローラを含むことを特徴とする請求項11に記載の対象の電気的特性を決定する電気的特性イメージングシステム。
- 前記対象がヒト被験者の乳房であり、前記容器が、支持構造に取り付けられ、それによって、前記ヒト被験者が前記支持構造によって支持されると、前記乳房が前記空洞内で下方に延びることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の対象の電気的特性を決定する電気的特性イメージングシステム。
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