Research Article

Development of an Anatomically Realistic Forward Solver for Thoracic Electrical Impedance Tomography

Table 1

Conductivity values of the major tissues.

Tissue Conductivity (S/m)

Air
Lung 0.0714
Blood 0.6667
Heart muscle 0.4
Liver and kidney 0.1667
Skeletal muscle 0.4444
Fat, bone, and cartilage 0.05