Numeric investigation of brain tumor influence on the current distributions during transcranial direct current stimulation
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Article Title | Numeric investigation of brain tumor influence on the current distributions during transcranial direct current stimulation |
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ERA Journal ID | 5043 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Song, Bo (Author), Wen, Peng (Author), Ahfock, Tony (Author) and Li, Yan (Author) |
Journal Title | IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering |
Journal Citation | 63 (1), pp. 176-187 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0018-9294 |
1558-2531 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2015.2468672 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7202839 |
Abstract | This study constructed a series of high-resolution realistic human-head models with brain tumors, and numerically investigated the influence of brain tumor's location and grade on the current distributions, under different electrode montages during tDCS. The threshold area and the peak current density were also derived and analyzed in the region of interest. The simulation result showed that it is safe to apply tDCS on the patients with brain tumors to treat their neuropsychiatric conditions and cancer pain caused by the tumor; although considerable changes of the current distributions are induced by the presence of a brain tumor. In addition, several observations on the global and local influences of tumor grade and possible edema have been made as well. These findings should be helpful for researchers and clinical doctors to treat patients with brain tumors. This study is also the first numerical study to fill in the gap of tDCS applications on the patients with brain tumors. |
Keywords | brain tumor; human-head model; transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 469999. Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified |
400303. Biomechanical engineering | |
460207. Modelling and simulation | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Agricultural, Computational and Environmental Sciences |
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering | |
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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