Comprehensive Optimization of the Tripolar Concentric Ring Electrode Based on Its Finite Dimensions Model and Confirmed by Finite Element Method Modeling

[EN] The optimization performed in this study is based on the finite dimensions model of the concentric ring electrode as opposed to the negligible dimensions model used in the past. This makes the optimization problem comprehensive, as all of the electrode parameters including, for the first time,...

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Autores: Makeyev, Oleksandr, Ye Lin, Yiyao|||0000-0003-2929-181X, Prats-Boluda, Gema|||0000-0002-9362-5055, Garcia-Casado, Javier|||0000-0003-1410-2721
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2021
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositório:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/179601
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/179601
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Electrophysiology
Measurement
Wearable sensors
Noninvasive
Concentric ring electrodes
Laplacian
Estimation
Optimization
Finite element method
Modeling
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Resumo:[EN] The optimization performed in this study is based on the finite dimensions model of the concentric ring electrode as opposed to the negligible dimensions model used in the past. This makes the optimization problem comprehensive, as all of the electrode parameters including, for the first time, the radius of the central disc and individual widths of concentric rings, are optimized simultaneously. The optimization criterion used is maximizing the accuracy of the surface Laplacian estimation, as the ability to estimate the Laplacian at each electrode constitutes primary biomedical significance of concentric ring electrodes. For tripolar concentric ring electrodes, the optimal configuration was compared to previously proposed linearly increasing inter-ring distances and constant inter-ring distances configurations of the same size and based on the same finite dimensions model. The obtained analytic results suggest that previously proposed configurations correspond to almost two-fold and more than three-fold increases in the Laplacian estimation error compared with the optimal configuration proposed in this study, respectively. These analytic results are confirmed using finite element method modeling, which was adapted to the finite dimensions model of the concentric ring electrode for the first time. Moreover, the finite element method modeling results suggest that optimal electrode configuration may also offer improved sensitivity and spatial resolution.