In a recent paper, Yau and colleagues made the very interesting observation that the
amplitude of the magnetic field pulses induced by a TMS coil was reduced up to 5%
when the coil was placed in certain orientations near or in the bore of an MRI scanner
[
[1]
]. The authors showed that the reduction of the TMS magnetic pulse amplitude appears
related to the spatial gradient of the magnetic field. Yau et al. speculated that
the TMS field reduction is due to an interaction between the static magnetic field
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References
- Static field influences on transcranial magnetic stimulation: considerations for TMS in the scanner environment.Brain Stimul. 2014; 7: 388-393
- Introduction and overview of TMS physics.in: George M.S. Belmaker R.H. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in neuropsychiatry. 1st ed. American Psychiatric Press, 2000: 13-44
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Publication history
Published online: September 14, 2014
Accepted:
September 8,
2014
Received:
September 7,
2014
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