Title :
A 3D differential coil design for localized magnetic stimulation
Author :
Hsu, Kai-Hsiung ; Durand, Dominique M.
Author_Institution :
Neural Eng. Centre, Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
A novel 3D differential coil has been designed and fabricated for magnetic stimulation of the CNS. This coil can provide the localization quality comparable to a small-sized butterfly coil which generated the most localized induced fields in the literature. Furthermore, it can provide adequate inductance to match regular stimulators while the small-sized butterfly coil can not. The induced fields generated by this new coil were measured and in agreement with theoretical calculations
Keywords :
biomagnetism; biomedical equipment; coils; neurophysiology; 3D differential coil design; induced fields; localization quality; localized magnetic stimulation; medical instrumentation; regular stimulators; small-sized butterfly coil; Central nervous system; Coils; Current; Inductance; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic stimulation; Nerve fibers; Neural engineering; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900827
