Transverse-field activation mechanism in magnetic stimulation of peripheral nerves

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-174

  Ruohonen, Jarmo ^a,b   Panizza, Marcela ^c   Nilsson, Jan ^c   Ravazzani, Paolo ^a   Grandori, Ferdinando ^a   Tognola, Gabriella ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Lab of Clinical Neurophysiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activating function; Induced electric field; Mathematical modelling; Periphenl magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0029886130     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0924-980X(95)00237-F     Document Type: Article

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