Computational analysis of thresholds for magnetophosphenes

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 6147-6165

  Laakso, Ilkka ^a   Hirata, Akimasa ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; CURRENT FLOWS; FLASHING LIGHTS; INDUCED EDDY CURRENTS; INDUCED ELECTRIC FIELDS; LITERATURE DATA; LOW FREQUENCY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETINAL THRESHOLD; VISUAL FIELDS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC FLUX; OPHTHALMOLOGY; VISION;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA;

BRAIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RETINA;

EID: 84866327112     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/19/6147     Document Type: Article

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