Title :
Modeling of Electromagnetic Stimulation of the Human Brain
Author :
Lazutkin, Dmitry ; Husar, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng. & Med. Inf., Ilmenau Univ. of Technol., Ilmenau, Germany
fDate :
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Abstract :
The World Health Organization estimates depression as a serious threat to the health of millions of people worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the ongoing research devoted to the investigation of a possibility to use low-field electromagnetic stimulation of the human brain in the treatment of depressive disorder. In the course of the work the 3D models of transcranial magnetic stimulation and low-field magnetic stimulation based upon the use of a layered sphere head model have been developed. An initial approach towards the realistic human head reconstruction has been made. The revealed order of the stimulating electromagnetic field suitable for operation makes it possible to draft a technical specification for the stimulation device.
Keywords :
biomagnetism; biomedical MRI; brain models; computerised tomography; image reconstruction; medical image processing; patient treatment; depression; depressive disorder treatment; electromagnetic stimulation modeling; human brain; human head reconstruction; layered sphere head model; low-field magnetic stimulation; transcranial magnetic stimulation; Atmospheric modeling; Brain models; Coils; Head; Humans; Magnetic heads; Brain; Computer Simulation; Deep Brain Stimulation; Depression; Electromagnetic Fields; Humans; Models, Neurological; Nerve Net; Therapy, Computer-Assisted;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Buenos Aires
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4123-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626402
