Table I.
Artifact measurements in phantom
| Component description | Material/design | Artifact size (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| Electrodes | ||
| Ag/AgCl: SLE UK; 131/9/TP | cast pure Ag coated in AgCl; d: 9 mm | 8/8 |
| Au: Grass USA; E5GH | cast pure Ag with heavy Au coating; d: 10 mm | 6/4 |
| Plastic Ag/AgCl: Meditec Italy; 1183 AGCL | plastic coated in Ag/AgCl; d: 10 mm | 4/4 |
| Carbon: Telefactor USA; carbon electrodes | carbon electrodes with carbon wire; d: 10 mm | 2/4 |
| Resistors | ||
| Carbon composition: Vitrohm Germany; series BT, 104‐0 | carbon black, phenol resin, bakelite; length: 9.9 mm, d: 3.5 mm | 19/19 |
| Planar thick film cermet, BI Technology, BPCE | ruthenium oxide on aliminia substrate; 25.4/10.2/2.5 mm | 6/4 |
| Cermet film: Meggitt CGS; HB01 | cermet film on ceramic substrate with epoxy coating; 26.5/10.5/3.0 mm | 2/2 |
| Resistor insulation | ||
| Epoxy | rapid setting two part epoxy; 0.1 ml | 8/8 |
| Epoxy putty | 0.1 ml | 13/13 |
| Heatshrink, black | irradiated polyolefin tubing; d: 9.5 mm | 2/2 |
| Leads | ||
| Copper wire 1 | annealed copper stranded wire, silicone rubber insulation; 128/0.05 | 2/2 |
| Copper wire 2 | silver plated copper stranded wire, PTFE insulation; 7/0.12 | 2/2 |
| Carbon wire | 0/0 | |
| Electrode adhesives/gels | ||
| Collodion Adhesive: SLE UK | 0.1 ml | 4/4 |
| Electrode gel: Dracard ECG Gel, Crown Graphic UK | 0.1 ml | 9/9 |
| Elefix electrode paste: Nihon Kohden | combined adhesive/gel 0.1 ml | 8/6 |
Ag: silver, AgCl: silverchloride, Au: gold. Dimensions of components: length/width/height, d: diameter. The two values in the third column represent the results of the two measurements.