title: 3D realistic head model simulation based on transcranial magnetic stimulation.
abstract: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a powerful non-invasive tool for investigating functions in the brain. The target inside the head is stimulated with eddy currents induced in the tissue by the time-varying magnetic field. Precise spatial localization of stimulation sites is the key of efficient functional magnetic stimulations. Many researchers devote to magnetic field analysis in empty free space. In this paper, a realistic head model used in Finite Element Method has been developed. The magnetic field inducted in the head bt TMS has been analysed. This three-dimensional simulation is useful for spatial localization of stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Province-Ministry Joint Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Field and Electrical Apparatus Reliability, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China. sureyang@126.com
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guizhi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Huanli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qingxin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006257:Head / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*