Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
109
Issue
7
First Page
07B314
DOI
10.1063/1.3563076
Abstract
This paper reports on a design for a coil for transcranial magnetic stimulation. The design shows potential for improving the penetration depth of the magnetic field, allowing stimulation of subcortical structures within the brain. The magnetic and induced electric fields in the human head have been calculated with finite element electromagnetic modeling software and compared with empirical measurements. Results show that the coil design used gives improved penetration depth, but also indicates the likelihood of stimulation of additional tissue resulting from the spatial distribution of the magnetic field.
Rights
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Copyright Owner
American Institute of Physics
Copyright Date
2011
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Crowther, Lawrence J.; Marketos, P.; Williams, P. I.; Melikhov, Y.; Jiles, David C.; and Starzewski, J. H., "Transcranial magnetic stimulation: Improved coil design for deep brain investigation" (2011). Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications. 25.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ece_pubs/25
Comments
The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics 109 (2011): 07B314 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3563076.