Spinal cord direct current stimulation: Finite element analysis of the electric field and current density

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 417-429

  Hernández Labrado, Gabriel R ^a   Polo, José L ^a   López Dolado, Elisa ^b   Collazos Castro, Jorge E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervical spinal cord; Direct current; Electrodes; Humans; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

AXONAL GROWTH; BAND ELECTRODE; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE; DIFFERENT SIZES; DIRECT CURRENT; DISC ELECTRODES; DURA MATER; ELECTRIC STRENGTH; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE-TISSUE INTERFACE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HUMANS; LARGE BAND; LOW CURRENT DENSITY; LOW-INTENSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; OPTIMISATIONS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORDS; THERAPEUTIC VALUES; TISSUE DAMAGE; TOXIC REACTIONS;

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TISSUE;

CURRENT DENSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CERVICAL SPINE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79955580016     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-011-0756-9     Document Type: Article

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