Electric Field Modeling in Personalizing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Interventions

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftReviewForskningfagfællebedømt

  • Moritz Dannhauer
  • Luis J. Gomez
  • Pei L. Robins
  • Dezhi Wang
  • Nahian I. Hasan
  • Axel Thielscher
  • Siebner, Hartwig Roman
  • Yong Fan
  • Zhi De Deng
The modeling of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)–induced electric fields (E-fields) is a versatile technique for evaluating and refining brain targeting and dosing strategies, while also providing insights into dose–response relationships in the brain. This review outlines the methodologies employed to derive E-field estimations, covering TMS physics, modeling assumptions, and aspects of subject-specific head tissue and coil modeling. We also summarize various numerical methods for solving the E-field and their suitability for various applications. Modeling methodologies have been optimized to efficiently execute numerous TMS simulations across diverse scalp coil configurations, facilitating the identification of optimal setups or rapid cortical E-field visualization for specific brain targets. These brain targets are extrapolated from neurophysiological measurements and neuroimaging, enabling precise and individualized E-field dosing in experimental and clinical applications. This necessitates the quantification of E-field estimates using metrics that enable the comparison of brain target engagement, functional localization, and TMS intensity adjustments across subjects. The integration of E-field modeling with empirical data has the potential to uncover pivotal insights into the aspects of E-fields responsible for stimulating and modulating brain function and states, enhancing behavioral task performance, and impacting the clinical outcomes of personalized TMS interventions.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftBiological Psychiatry
Vol/bind95
Udgave nummer6
Sider (fra-til)494-501
Antal sider8
ISSN0006-3223
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2024

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program (Grant No. ZIAMH002955 [to MD, PLR, and Z-DD]).

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program (Grant No. ZIAMH002955 [to MD, PLR, and Z-DD]). We thank Mr. Ethan Tyler from National Institutes of Health Medical Arts for assisting with the illustration in Figure 1. HRS has received honoraria as speaker from Sanofi Genzyme, Denmark, and Novartis, Denmark, as consultant from Sanofi Genzyme, Denmark, Lophora, Denmark, and Lundbeck AS, Denmark, and as editor-in-chief (Neuroimage Clinical) and senior editor (NeuroImage) from Elsevier, the Netherlands. He has received royalties as book editor from Springer, Germany and Gyldendal, Denmark. All other authors report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

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