Title :
NEVIS: Visualization of factors influencing force recruitment in intraneural stimulation. I
Author :
Rutten, W.L.C. ; Frieswijk, Theo A. ; Smit, Jos P A
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Biomed. Technol., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
A new visualization tool `NEVIS (Neuro-Visualization) is presented for intraneural artificial stimulation. The tool allows flexible calculation and five-window synchronous presentation of recruitment of force with increasing current. Nerve fibers and electrodes can be positioned anywhere in a nerve fascicle, node spacings can be varied, as well as tissue conductivities. NEVIS presents 3-D exploded view, 2-D top view, fiber diameter histogram, distance histogram and force recruitment curve, all building up synchronously upon stepwise increasing simulation current
Keywords :
biology computing; biomechanics; data visualisation; muscle; neurophysiology; physiological models; 2-D top view; 3-D exploded view; Monte Carlo calculations; NEVIS; Neuro-Visualization; computer model; distance histogram; electrodes; fiber diameter histogram; five-window synchronous presentation; flexible calculation; force recruitment; force recruitment curve; intraneural artificial stimulation; intraneural stimulation; motor fibers; nerve fascicle; nerve fibers; ode spacings; tissue conductivities; visualization tool; Conductivity; Electrodes; Force control; Histograms; Muscles; Nerve fibers; Predictive models; Recruitment; Synchronous motors; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.412005
