The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Christopher B Maks

Cameron C McIntyre

Christopher R Butson

This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for determining volume of activation for deep brain stimulation ('DBS') using a finite element model (FEM) circuit to determine a FEM of an implanted electrode and a tissue medium in which the electrode is implanted, a Fourier FEM solver circuit to calculate a potential distribution in the tissue medium using information from the FEM circuit and a capacitive component of at least one of the implanted electrode and the tissue medium, and a volume of activation (VOA) circuit to predict a VOA using the potential distribution and a neuron model.

Systems and methods for determining volume of activation for deep brain stimulation

This document discloses, among other things, systems and methods for determining volume of activation for spinal cord stimulation ('SCS') using a finite element model (FEM) circuit to determine a FEM of an implanted electrode and a spinal cord in which the electrode is implanted, a Fourier FEM solver circuit to calculate a potential distribution in the spinal cord using information from the FEM circuit and a capacitive component of at least one of the implanted electrode and the spinal cord, and a volume of activation (VOA) circuit to predict a VOA using the potential distribution and a neuron model.

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Christopher B Maks