Acceleration of cardiac tissue simulation with graphic processing units

• DOI: 10.1007/s11517-009-0514-4
• Publication Date: 2009-08-04T13:14:33Z
• Authors: Daisuke Sato; Yuanfang Xie; James N. Weiss; Zhilin Qu; Alan Garfinkel; Allen R. Sanderson
• Keywords: Graphics processing unit; Coprocessor

In this technical note we show the promise of using graphic processing units (GPUs) to accelerate simulations electrical wave propagation in cardiac tissue, one more demanding computational problems cardiology. We have found that speed two-dimensional (2D) tissue with a single commercially available GPU is about 30 times faster than 2.0 GHz Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Opteron processor. also simulated conduction three-dimensional (3D) anatomic heart GPUs where 1.6 slower 32-central unit (CPU) cluster. However, cluster two or four CPU-based These results demonstrate commodity personal computer able perform whole simulation within enable investigators interact easily their simulations.