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Brain and Human Body Modeling 2020

Computational Human Models Presented at EMBC 2019 and the BRAIN Initiative® 2019 Meeting

  • Describes computational human body phantom construction and application

  • Explains new practices in computational human body modeling for electromagnetic safety and exposure evaluations

  • Includes a survey of modern applications for which computational human phantoms are critical

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Tumor Treating Fields

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Tumor-Treating Fields at EMBC 2019: A Roadmap to Developing a Framework for TTFields Dosimetry and Treatment Planning

      • Ze’ev Bomzon, Cornelia Wenger, Martin Proescholdt, Suyash Mohan
      Pages 3-17Open Access
    3. How Do Tumor-Treating Fields Work?

      • Kristen W. Carlson, Jack A. Tuszynski, Socrates Dokos, Nirmal Paudel, Thomas Dreeben, Ze’ev Bomzon
      Pages 19-35Open Access
    4. A Thermal Study of Tumor-Treating Fields for Glioblastoma Therapy

      • Nichal Gentilal, Ricardo Salvador, Pedro Cavaleiro Miranda
      Pages 37-62Open Access
  3. Non-invasive Neurostimulation – Brain

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
    2. Computational Models of Brain Stimulation with Tractography Analysis

      • Stefanie Riel, Mohammad Bashiri, Werner Hemmert, Siwei Bai
      Pages 101-117Open Access
    3. Personalization of Multi-electrode Setups in tCS/tES: Methods and Advantages

      • R. Salvador, M. C. Biagi, O. Puonti, M. Splittgerber, V. Moliadze, M. Siniatchkin et al.
      Pages 119-135Open Access
  4. Non-invasive Neurostimulation – Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nervous System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
    2. Modelling Studies of Non-invasive Electric and Magnetic Stimulation of the Spinal Cord

      • Sofia Rita Fernandes, Ricardo Salvador, Mamede de Carvalho, Pedro Cavaleiro Miranda
      Pages 139-165Open Access
    3. A Miniaturized Ultra-Focal Magnetic Stimulator and Its Preliminary Application to the Peripheral Nervous System

      • Micol Colella, Micaela Liberti, Francesca Apollonio, Giorgio Bonmassar
      Pages 167-176Open Access
  5. Modeling of Neurophysiological Recordings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
    2. Combining Noninvasive Electromagnetic and Hemodynamic Measures of Human Brain Activity

      • Fa-Hsuan Lin, Thomas Witzel, Matti S. Hämäläinen, Aapo Nummenmaa
      Pages 179-193Open Access
    3. Multiscale Modeling of EEG/MEG Response of a Compact Cluster of Tightly Spaced Pyramidal Neocortical Neurons

      • Sergey N. Makarov, Jyrki Ahveninen, Matti Hämäläinen, Yoshio Okada, Gregory M. Noetscher, Aapo Nummenmaa
      Pages 195-211Open Access
  6. Neural Circuits. Connectome

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
    2. Robustness in Neural Circuits

      • Jeffrey E. Arle, Longzhi Mei, Kristen W. Carlson
      Pages 213-229Open Access
    3. Insights from Computational Modelling: Selective Stimulation of Retinal Ganglion Cells

      • Tianruo Guo, David Tsai, Siwei Bai, Mohit Shivdasani, Madhuvanthi Muralidharan, Liming Li et al.
      Pages 233-247Open Access
    4. Functional Requirements of Small- and Large-Scale Neural Circuitry Connectome Models

      • Kristen W. Carlson, Jay L. Shils, Longzhi Mei, Jeffrey E. Arle
      Pages 249-260Open Access

About this book

​This open access book describes modern applications of computational human modeling in an effort to advance neurology, cancer treatment, and radio-frequency studies including regulatory, safety, and wireless communication fields.  Readers working on any application that may expose human subjects to electromagnetic radiation will benefit from this book’s coverage of the latest models and techniques available to assess a given technology’s safety and efficacy in a timely and efficient manner.

  • Describes computational human body phantom construction and application;
  • Explains new practices in computational human body modeling for electromagnetic safety and exposure evaluations;
  • Includes a survey of modern applications for which computational human phantoms are critical.

Keywords

  • Electromagnetic Modeling for Electrical and Biological Systems
  • Anatomical Models for Radiation Dosimetry
  • Computational Human Phantoms
  • Computational Human Models
  • Electromagnetic safety and exposure evaluations
  • Open Access

Editors and Affiliations

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, USA

    Sergey N. Makarov, Gregory M. Noetscher

  • Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, USA

    Aapo Nummenmaa

About the editors

Sergey Makarov is a full professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, having taught a wide variety of graduate and undergraduate classes and established a very active record of academic and research advising. His formal educational background is in applied mathematics and electromagnetics but since moving to WPI in 1998, his research field has been shifted to analysis and design with virtual human models including image segmentation, surface extraction, and CAD model generation. Dr. Makarov has published about 150 conference and journal papers, three books, and he holds active 6 patents with four other pending. He has received numerous departmental and institute-wide awards for his teaching, advising, and service and is a Senior Member of the IEEE, participating in or chairing committees related to electromagnetic safety and education.  In 2009, Dr. Makarov founded NEVA Electromagnetics, LLC, serving customers in need of multi-tissue virtual human models generated from biomedical image datasets for electromagnetic and mechanical simulation studies, body-worn antenna designs, and biomedical sensor designs for many applications. Dr. Makarov is also a member of the Research Staff at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital, conducting investigative studies in non-invasive brain stimulation technologies that utilize many of his computational human phantoms.

Gregory Noetscher is a senior research electrical engineer with the US Army at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, MA, having worked on and coordinated a variety of experimental and simulation projects related to precision guided cargo airdrop since 2003. His research interests since 2009 have also included the construction and application of highly non-homogeneous human body phantoms.  Dr. Noetscher also serves as a Research Scientist at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, participating and directing research on human phantom creation and application. He is a member of the IEEE and has published over 50 conference and journal articles, one textbook, and holds two active patents with three pending.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Brain and Human Body Modeling 2020

  • Book Subtitle: Computational Human Models Presented at EMBC 2019 and the BRAIN Initiative® 2019 Meeting

  • Editors: Sergey N. Makarov, Gregory M. Noetscher, Aapo Nummenmaa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45623-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021

  • License: CC BY

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45622-1Published: 06 August 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45625-2Published: 11 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-45623-8Published: 05 August 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 407

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 199 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Electronic Circuits and Systems

Buying options

Softcover Book USD 49.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
Hardcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)