AN ANALYTICAL MODEL TO PREDICT THE ELECTRIC-FIELD AND EXCITATION ZONES DUE TO MAGNETIC STIMULATION OF PERIPHERAL-NERVES

Authors
RUOHONEN J RAVAZZANI P GRANDORI F
Citation
J. Ruohonen et al., AN ANALYTICAL MODEL TO PREDICT THE ELECTRIC-FIELD AND EXCITATION ZONES DUE TO MAGNETIC STIMULATION OF PERIPHERAL-NERVES, IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering, 42(2), 1995, pp. 158-161
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189294
Volume
42
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
158 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9294(1995)42:2<158:AAMTPT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The main unknown factor in understanding magnetic stimulation of perip heral nerves is the distribution of the induced electric field. We hav e applied the so-called reciprocity theorem and developed an analytica l model to compute the electric field and its spatial derivatives insi de pseudocylindrical structures. The results can be used to predict th e site of excitation in magnetic stimulation of peripheral nerves.