A new method for spatially selective, non-invasive activation of neurons: Concept and computer simulation

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-24

  Konings, Maurits K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back pain; Deep brain stimulation; Electric; Lorentz force; Magnetic; Neuron; Non invasive

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; NEUROLOGY; PERMANENT MAGNETS; ROTATING DISKS; SKIN;

BACK PAIN; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; NEURONS; NEUROSTIMULATION DEVICES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CELL ACTIVATION; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; SPINAL GANGLION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BACK PAIN; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS;

EID: 33846456601     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-006-0136-z     Document Type: Article

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