Amin Zamani1, Maliheh Ranjbaran2, Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi1,3, Seyedeh Mehri Hamidi1, Seyed Mohammad Hosein Khalkhali4. 1. Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Physics, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. 3. Physics Department, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. 4. Physics Department, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Magnetocardiography (MCG) based on optical atomic magnetometers has shown promise for detecting heart diseases accurately. Different methods were introduced to improve the sensitivity of detecting magnetic fields during cardiac activity. Methods: In this paper, an optical pump-probe magnetometer operated on the ground-state Hanle effect based on the zero-field level crossing technique was developed and the laser output signal was optimized in an unshielded environment. Then, the optical magnetometer was utilized to record the simulated MCG trace of different stages of myocardial ischemia. Results: The probe output light intensity followed the variation of cardiac magnetic field (MCG trace) generated by Helmholtz coil accurately. Conclusion: Based on the results, the feasibility of our highly sensitive optical magnetometer in tracing showed no change in the P-QRS-T waveform associated with ischemic heart disease (IHD), where P indicates atrial depolarization, QRS is responsible for ventricular depolarization, and T represents ventricular repolarization.
Introduction: Magnetocardiography (MCG) based on optical atomic magnetometers has shown promise for detecting heart diseases accurately. Different methods were introduced to improve the sensitivity of detecting magnetic fields during cardiac activity. Methods: In this paper, an optical pump-probe magnetometer operated on the ground-state Hanle effect based on the zero-field level crossing technique was developed and the laser output signal was optimized in an unshielded environment. Then, the optical magnetometer was utilized to record the simulated MCG trace of different stages of myocardial ischemia. Results: The probe output light intensity followed the variation of cardiac magnetic field (MCG trace) generated by Helmholtz coil accurately. Conclusion: Based on the results, the feasibility of our highly sensitive optical magnetometer in tracing showed no change in the P-QRS-T waveform associated with ischemic heart disease (IHD), where P indicates atrial depolarization, QRS is responsible for ventricular depolarization, and T represents ventricular repolarization.
Authors: Hari Eswaran; Diana Escalona-Vargas; Elijah H Bolin; James D Wilson; Curtis L Lowery Journal: Prenat Diagn Date: 2017-01-19 Impact factor: 3.050