Computer modelling of spinal cord stimulation and its contribution to therapeutic efficacy

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 531-540

  Holsheimer, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer modelling; Dorsal column stimulation; Dorsal root stimulation; Epidural electrode; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 0031824259     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100717     Document Type: Article

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