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We evaluated the influence of the head model on biomagnetic source localization by utilizing a computer simulation. We localized the source of a magnetic field that was calculated using a realistic head model, and then evaluated the localization errors. It was seen that the sphere model adequately localized the dipole in cases near the sensor, but not in cases where the dipole was deeply situated.
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Tomita, S., Kajihara, S., Kondo, Y. et al. Influence of head model in biomagnetic source localization. Brain Topogr 8, 337–340 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01184795
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