Technical performance of percutaneous leads for spinal cord stimulation: A modeling study

Neuromodulation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 88-99

  Manola, Ljubomir ^a   Holsheimer, Jan ^a   Veltink, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dual lead; Energy consumption; Paresthesia coverage; Percutaneous lead; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DORSAL ROOT; DURA MATER; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; NERVE FIBER; PAIN; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINE;

EID: 18544369146     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2005.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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