Accurate TMS Head Modeling: Interfacing SimNIBS and BEM-FMM in a MATLAB-Based Module

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2020 Jul:2020:5326-5329. doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175802.

Abstract

We interface the head modelling, coil models, Graphical User Interface (GUI), and post-processing capabilities of the SimNIBS package with the boundary element fast multipole method (BEM-FMM), implemented in a MATLAB-based module. The resulting pipeline combines the best of both worlds: the individualized head modelling and ease-of-use of SimNIBS with the numerical accuracy of BEM-FMM. The corresponding TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) modeling package is developed and made available online. It imports a SimNIBS surface segmentation and a coil field, and then exports electric-field values in selected surfaces or volumes. Additional information is also made available, such as discontinuous compartment surface electric fields and associated surface electric charge distributions.

MeSH terms

  • Head*
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation*