Numerical Analysis of Induced Current in Human Head Exposed to Nonuniform Magnetic Field Including Harmonics

IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1100-1107

  Tarao, Hiroo ^a   Hayashi, Noriyuki ^b   Isaka, Katsuo ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELF non uniform magnetic fields; harmonics; high resolution head model; induced current; magnetic dipole moments

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646373339     PISSN: 03854205     EISSN: 13475533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1541/ieejfms.123.1100     Document Type: Article

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