Safety and characterization of a novel multi-channel TMS stimulator

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 194-205

  Roth, Yiftach ^a,d   Levkovitz, Yechiel ^b,c   Pell, Gaby S ^a,d   Ankry, Moria ^d   Zangen, Abraham ^a,d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SHALVATA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Brainsway Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Multi channel; Sequential; Simultaneous; Stimulator; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; DEVICE SAFETY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; BRAIN; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BRAIN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84896388109     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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