Title :
Numerical model of magnetic stimulation with metal implants
Author :
B. Sawicki;J. Starzynski;S. Wincenciak
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Theor. of Electr. Eng., Meas. & Inf. Syst., Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Poland
Abstract :
The paper presents numerical model of the magnetic stimulation of the human body. The proposed model allows one to calculate eddy current distribution inside the body with a metal implant, which can be ferromagnetic or diamagnetic. A hybrid Toarr-Omega, Aoarr finite-element method formulation is used, where Omega is calculated by semi-analytical integration over a boundary of the conducting region. The three-step algorithm is presented, with discussion about implementation and computational problems
Keywords :
"Numerical models","Magnetic stimulation","Implants","Magnetic fields","Eddy currents","Biological system modeling","Frequency","Bones","Boundary conditions","Humans"
Journal_Title :
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.872012