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The Visible Man Dataset in Medical Education: Electrophysiology of the
Human Heart
Abstract
This work deals with the creation of a multimedia application for the medical education of the
electrophysiology of the human heart.
Different temporal and spatial distributions of physical fields
are calculated by simulating the electrical excitation propagation based on an anatomical model
of the Visible Man heart.
The simulation is performed numerically by a cellular automaton for sinus rhythm as well as for
pathological cases.
In addition, the source current distribution is calculated and the body surface potential
distribution is determined by means
of a finite difference solver. These temporal and spatial physical field distributions are
visualized using advanced methods of computer graphics. The visualizations consist of
animations and interactively transformable 3D models.
These animations and models are summarized on a HTML/VRML/Java based multimedia
application for educational purposes.
Keywords: Anatomical models, cellular automaton, digital image processing,
electrical excitation propagation, electromagnetic fields, medical education, MEETMan,
visualization
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