Open AccessDevelopment and evaluation of a low cost 8-electrode Electrical Impedance Tomography system
Author(s) -
C E Castillo,
A E Álvarez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2008/1/012002
Subject(s) - electrical impedance tomography , demodulation , electrical impedance , electrode , voltage , tomography , computer science , acoustics , electronic engineering , materials science , biomedical engineering , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , optics , telecommunications , channel (broadcasting) , quantum mechanics
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a medical imaging modality that considers the electrical properties of tissues to obtain a conductivity distribution of a region of interest using the level of resistance it presents to the passage of a small electrical current. This work describes the design of an 8-electrode EIT prototype that offers the possibility of changing the excitation parameters and freedom of movement of the demodulation synchrony by means of conventional electronics. The image reconstruction obtained can locate disturbances in the study medium using the adjacent electrode method. A comparison of the voltage measurements acquired on a homogeneous test medium in two different collection cycles was implemented to determine the precision of the system. The data obtained indicate a maximum error percentage of 2.6% between measurements, which represents an acceptable first approach towards the design of a device with greater stability and precision.