On the Induced Electric Field Gradients in the Human Body for Magnetic Stimulation by Gradient Coils in MRI

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 804-815

  Liu, F ^a   Zhao, H ^a   Crozier, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite difference method; gradient field; human body model; induced electric field gradient; MRI; peripheral nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RADIOMETRY; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0042664135     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2003.813538     Document Type: Article

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