Title :
Electrical safety in spinal cord stimulation: current density analysis by computer modeling
Author :
Wesselink, W.A. ; Holsheimer, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Biomed. Technol., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
The possibility of tissue damage in spinal cord stimulation was investigated in a computer modeling study. A decrease of the electrode area in monopolar stimulation resulted in an increase of the current density at the electrode surface. When comparing the modeling results with experimental data from literature, it was concluded that even with a small electrode area (0.7 mm2) tissue damage in spinal cord stimulation is improbable
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; bone; current density; finite difference methods; health hazards; neurophysiology; physiological models; safety; 0.7 mm; computer modeling; current density analysis; electrical safety; electrode area; electrode surface; monopolar stimulation; small electrode area; spinal cord stimulation; tissue damage; Biomedical computing; Biomedical electrodes; Current density; Electrical safety; Electrical stimulation; Finite difference methods; Nerve fibers; Spinal cord; Threshold voltage; Tissue damage;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579568
