The aim of this paper is to propose an approach for an accurate and fast (real-time) computation of the electric field induced inside the whole brain volume during a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) procedure. The numerical solution implements the admittance method for a discretized realistic brain model derived from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Results are in a good agreement with those obtained using commercial codes and require much less computational time. An integration of the developed codewith neuronavigation toolswill permit real-time evaluation of the stimulated brain regions during the TMSdelivery, thus improving the efficacy of clinical applications.

A computational model for real-time calculation of electric field due to transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinics / Paffi, Alessandra; Camera, Francesca; Carducci, Filippo; Rubino, Gianluigi; Tampieri, Paolo; Liberti, Micaela; Apollonio, Francesca. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION. - ISSN 1687-5877. - ELETTRONICO. - 2015:(2015), pp. 1-11. [10.1155/2015/976854]

A computational model for real-time calculation of electric field due to transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinics

PAFFI, ALESSANDRA;CAMERA, FRANCESCA;CARDUCCI, Filippo;LIBERTI, Micaela;APOLLONIO, Francesca
2015

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to propose an approach for an accurate and fast (real-time) computation of the electric field induced inside the whole brain volume during a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) procedure. The numerical solution implements the admittance method for a discretized realistic brain model derived from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Results are in a good agreement with those obtained using commercial codes and require much less computational time. An integration of the developed codewith neuronavigation toolswill permit real-time evaluation of the stimulated brain regions during the TMSdelivery, thus improving the efficacy of clinical applications.
2015
Brain; brain models; electric fields; magnetic resonance imaging; magnetism; numerical methods
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A computational model for real-time calculation of electric field due to transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinics / Paffi, Alessandra; Camera, Francesca; Carducci, Filippo; Rubino, Gianluigi; Tampieri, Paolo; Liberti, Micaela; Apollonio, Francesca. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION. - ISSN 1687-5877. - ELETTRONICO. - 2015:(2015), pp. 1-11. [10.1155/2015/976854]
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