title: MRI-based multiscale model for electromagnetic analysis in the human head with implanted DBS.
abstract: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established procedure for the treatment of movement and affective disorders. Patients with DBS may benefit from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate injuries or comorbidities. However, the MRI radio-frequency (RF) energy may cause excessive tissue heating particularly near the electrode. This paper studies how the accuracy of numerical modeling of the RF field inside a DBS patient varies with spatial resolution and corresponding anatomical detail of the volume surrounding the electrodes. A multiscale model (MS) was created by an atlas-based segmentation using a 1 mm(3) head model (mRes) refined in the basal ganglia by a 200  μ m(2) ex-vivo dataset. Four DBS electrodes targeting the left globus pallidus internus were modeled. Electromagnetic simulations at 128 MHz showed that the peak of the electric field of the MS doubled (18.7 kV/m versus 9.33 kV/m) and shifted 6.4 mm compared to the mRes model. Additionally, the MS had a sixfold increase over the mRes model in peak-specific absorption rate (SAR of 43.9 kW/kg versus 7 kW/kg). The results suggest that submillimetric resolution and improved anatomical detail in the model may increase the accuracy of computed electric field and local SAR around the tip of the implant.
authors: Athinoula A. Martinos Center For Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
authors: Maria Ida
authors: MI
authors: Iacono
authors: Nikos
authors: N
authors: Makris
authors: Luca
authors: L
authors: Mainardi
authors: Leonardo M
authors: LM
authors: Angelone
authors: Giorgio
authors: G
authors: Bonmassar
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008959:Models, Neurological
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