Computer modeling of transcranial magnetic stimulation

Issue title: Proceedings of the tenth International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics ISEM-Tokyo

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Starzyński, Jacek^a | Sawicki, Bartosz^a | Wincenciak, Stanisław^a | Krawczyk, Andrzej^b | Zyss, Tomasz^c

Affiliations: [a] Chair of the Theory of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Koszykowa 75, 00-661 Warsaw, Poland. E-mail: jstar@iem.pw.edu.pl | [b] Institute of Electrical Engineering, ul. Pożaryskiego 28, 04-703 Warszawa, Poland. E-mail: krawczyk@iel.waw.pl | [c] Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, ul. Kopernika 21a, 31-501 Kraków, Poland. E-mail: mzzyss@cyf-kr.edu.pl

Abstract: The paper attempts to create a mathematical model of the transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), the technique that aims at replacing the electro-convulsive treatment (ECT) in the therapy of deep depression. The magnetic field calculation is based on the T-Ω formulation, which, due to low electric conductivity and constant magnetic permeability of the brain tissue, allows us to build finite element model of the head only.

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2002-413

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 14, no. 1-4, pp. 359-364, 2002