Title :
Approximations of excitation threshold in modeling nerve stimulation
Author :
Altman, Ken W. ; Plonsey, Robert
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
A simplified model for relative excitation thresholds of cylindrical excitable fibers in response to external electrical stimulation is presented. The approach is based on the induced transmembrane potential of target fibers and includes their "characteristic lengths," thereby accounting for different fiber diameters and the "net driving force" from neighboring fiber segments.
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biomembranes; neuromuscular stimulation; cylindrical excitable fibers; excitation threshold approximations; external electrical stimulation; fiber segments; induced transmembrane potential; nerve stimulation modeling; net driving force; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761842
