Title :
Recent advances in biomagnetics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Biomagnetics is an interdisciplinary field where magnetics, biology, and medicine overlap. Several types of biomagnetic approaches to the understanding of the functional organization of the human brain and the effects of intense static magnetic fields on biological systems are renewed. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and neuromagnetic imaging techniques have opened a new horizon in brain research for the further understanding of higher brain function such as memory and cognition. The magnetic control and the magnetic orientation of biological cells and tissues have promising applications for tissue engineering. This paper discusses recent developments in biomagnetics; in particular, the usefulness and potential applications of biomagnetics for brain research and tissue engineering.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomagnetism; biomedical imaging; brain; cellular biophysics; cognition; diseases; neurophysiology; patient treatment; reviews; biological cells; biomagnetics; brain function; brain research; central nervous system diseases; cognition; human brain; intense static magnetic field effects; magnetic control; magnetic orientation; memory; neuromagnetic imaging; patient treatment; tissue engineering; tissues; transcranial magnetic stimulation; Biological materials; Biomagnetics; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic stimulation; Paramagnetic materials; Parkinson´s disease; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering, 2003. IEEE EMBS Asian-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7943-8
DOI :
10.1109/APBME.2003.1302561
