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A Huygens' surface approach to rapid characterization of peripheral nerve stimulation.


ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) modeling has a potential role in designing and operating MRI gradient coils but requires computationally demanding simulations of electromagnetic fields and neural responses. We demonstrate compression of an electromagnetic and neurodynamic model into a single versatile PNS matrix (P-matrix) defined on an intermediary Huygens' surface to allow fast PNS characterization of arbitrary coil geometries and body positions.

Methods

The Huygens' surface approach divides PNS prediction into an extensive pre-computation phase of the electromagnetic and neurodynamic responses, which is independent of coil geometry and patient position, and a fast coil-specific linear projection step connecting this information to a specific coil geometry. We validate the Huygens' approach by performing PNS characterizations for 21 body and head gradients and comparing them with full electromagnetic-neurodynamic modeling. We demonstrate the value of Huygens' surface-based PNS modeling by characterizing PNS-optimized coil windings for a wide range of patient positions and poses in two body models.

Results

The PNS prediction using the Huygens' P-matrix takes less than a minute (instead of hours to days) without compromising numerical accuracy (error ≤ 0.1%) compared to the full simulation. Using this tool, we demonstrate that coils optimized for PNS at the brain landmark using a male model can also improve PNS for other imaging applications (cardiac, abdominal, pelvic, and knee imaging) in both male and female models.

Conclusion

Representing PNS information on a Huygens' surface extended the approach's ability to assess PNS across body positions and models and test the robustness of PNS optimization in gradient design.

SUBMITTER: Davids M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8689355 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Huygens' surface approach to rapid characterization of peripheral nerve stimulation.

Davids Mathias M   Guerin Bastien B   Wald Lawrence L LL  

Magnetic resonance in medicine 20210824 1


<h4>Purpose</h4>Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) modeling has a potential role in designing and operating MRI gradient coils but requires computationally demanding simulations of electromagnetic fields and neural responses. We demonstrate compression of an electromagnetic and neurodynamic model into a single versatile PNS matrix (P-matrix) defined on an intermediary Huygens' surface to allow fast PNS characterization of arbitrary coil geometries and body positions.<h4>Methods</h4>The Huygens'  ...[more]

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