Simulation of epiretinal prostheses - Evaluation of geometrical factors affecting stimulation thresholds

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kasi, Harsha ^a   Hasenkamp, Willyan ^a   Cosendai, Gregoire ^b   Bertsch, Arnaud ^a   Renaud, Philippe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Second Sight Medical Products Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

EID: 80051792067     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-8-44     Document Type: Article

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