The Validity of the Equilateral Tetrahedron as a Spatial Reference System
Author(s) -
J.A. Abildskov,
G.E. Burch,
J. A. CRONVICH
Publication year - 1950
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.2.1.122
Subject(s) - equilateral triangle , tetrahedron , position (finance) , medicine , dipole , geometry , physics , mathematics , finance , quantum mechanics , economics
The error involved in the use of the equilateral tetrahedron reference system for electrocardiographic or vectorcardiographic studies has been investigated by means of an electrical dipole placed in the esophagus. Vectors plotted from the potential differences between electrodes defining the reference system were found to correspond fairly closely to the actual position of the dipole, indicating that the error is small.
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