Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A New Coil Form for Deep Brain Stimulation

Authors

  • Salah I. Yahya, Prof. (1) Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq. (2) Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Erbil, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq. (3) UTM Big Data Center, Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai, 81310 Johor, Malaysia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-5118
  • Yazen A. Khaleel Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5658-1164

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25079/ukhjse.v1n1y2017.pp1-3

Keywords:

Biomagnetism, Field Computation, Low-Frequency Solver, Magneto Quasi-Static, Transcranial Magnetic

Abstract

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be used to excite the human cortex noninvasively as well as activates scalp muscles and sensory receptors. Since the field of the old traditional coils drops off quickly as it goes into the brain, a deep brain stimulation overstimulates the surface which is not only painful but also causes more effects on the outer part of the brain with little inside stimulation. This paper presents a Magneto Quasi-Static (Biot-Savart) approximation, used with the assistance of a low-frequency solver, to simulate the TMS application and finds the electric and magnetic fields distribution on an anatomical human head model due to the exposure from the applied pulse signal, of 10000 A peak and 280 µs width, through different coil forms. A well-known traditional coil was examined as well as a novel coil form was suggested and simulated to examine deep brain stimulation.

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Author Biographies

  • Salah I. Yahya, Prof., (1) Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq. (2) Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, University of Kurdistan Hewler, Erbil, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq. (3) UTM Big Data Center, Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai, 81310 Johor, Malaysia

    Dr. Salah I. Yahya is a Professor (Full), joined the department of Software Engineering at Koya University in 2010. He has a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering, M.Sc. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Communication and Microwave Engineering. He is a Consultant at the Iraqi Engineering Union. Dr. Yahya has many scientific publications; (2) books [1] and [2], (13) Journal Articles and more than (31) conference papers. He is a senior member of the IEEE-USA and a member of AMTA-USA, SDIWC-Hong Kong. Dr. Yahya is a regular reviewer of the Electromagnetics Academy, Cambridge, USA, PIERS Journals publications, since 2009, Science and Engineering of Composite Materials journal and International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, as well as, a regular reviewer of SDIWC conferences. His h-index is (7). (see TAP). He joined the University of Kurdistan Hewler as an Academic Expert Since 2017.

  • Yazen A. Khaleel, Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region - F.R. Iraq

    Dr. Yazen A. Khaleel is an assistant professor; he is an academic staff member in the department of Software Engineering - Faculty of Engineering at Koya University. In 1995 He got his B.Sc. degree in electrical and electronics engineering. He has MSc degree in Signal processing and PhD degree in Electronics and Digital Signal processing. He is a member in Iraqi Engineers syndicate and in Kurdistan Engineering Union. Dr. Yazen has (9) published Journal articles and (3) conference papers. 

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2017-12-03

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A New Coil Form for Deep Brain Stimulation. (2017). UKH Journal of Science and Engineering, 1(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.25079/ukhjse.v1n1y2017.pp1-3