Title :
Electromagnetic fields induced in anisotropic tissues by myelinated axons
Author :
Villapecellin-Cid, M.M. ; Roa, Laura M. ; Reina-Tosina, Javier
Author_Institution :
Area de Teoria de la Senal y Comunicaciones, Univ. de Sevilla, Spain
Abstract :
We present an analysis of the electromagnetic fields induced in tissues surrounding a myelinated axon. It is shown that tissue anisotropy exerts little influence on these fields.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; cellular biophysics; electromagnetic fields; neurophysiology; physiological models; anisotropic tissues; artificial neurostimulation; induced electromagnetic fields; internodal segment; myelinated axons; simple electrical models; tissue anisotropy; waveguiding; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Conductivity; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic fields; Extracellular; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Maxwell equations; Muscles; Nerve fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053127
