Axonal stimulation under MRI magnetic field z gradients: A modeling study

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 750-758

  Carbunaru, Rafael ^a   Durand, Dominique M ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon stimulation; Magnetic field gradient; Magnetic stimulation; MRI

Indexed keywords

CABLES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMALS; ONE DIMENSIONAL;

AXON STIMULATION; FIELD PARAMETERS; INDUCED ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELD GRADIENT; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MYELINATED FIBERS; STIMULATION THRESHOLDS; TRAPEZOIDAL WAVEFORMS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THEORY;

EID: 0030666557     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910380511     Document Type: Article

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