Wu Zhen, Wu Nianshuang, Zhang Cheng, Wu Changzhe, Huo Xiaolin, Zhang Guanghao
Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetism, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
School of Electronics, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China.
Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi. 2024 Feb 25;41(1):98-104. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.202311056.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a widely used neuroregulatory technique, has been proven to be effective in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders. The therapeutic effect is closely related to the intracranial electric field caused by TMS, thus accurate measurement of the intracranial electric field generated by TMS is of great significance. However, direct intracranial measurement in human brain faces various technical, safety, ethical and other limitations. Therefore, we have constructed a brain phantom that can simulate the electrical conductivity and anatomical structure of the real brain, in order to replace the clinical trial to achieve intracranial electric field measurement. We selected and prepared suitable conductive materials based on the electrical conductivity of various layers of the real brain tissue, and performed image segmentation, three-dimensional reconstruction and three-dimensional printing processes on each layer of tissue based on magnetic resonance images. The production of each layer of tissue in the brain phantom was completed, and each layer of tissue was combined to form a complete brain phantom. The induced electric field generated by the TMS coil applied to the brain phantom was measured to further verify the conductivity of the brain phantom. Our study provides an effective experimental tool for studying the distribution of intracranial electric fields caused by TMS.
经颅磁刺激(TMS)是一种广泛应用的神经调节技术,已被证明在治疗神经和精神疾病方面有效。其治疗效果与TMS所引起的颅内电场密切相关,因此准确测量TMS产生的颅内电场具有重要意义。然而,在人脑内进行直接测量面临各种技术、安全、伦理等方面的限制。因此,我们构建了一个能够模拟真实大脑电导率和解剖结构的脑模型,以替代临床试验来实现颅内电场测量。我们根据真实脑组织各层的电导率选择并制备了合适的导电材料,并基于磁共振图像对每层组织进行图像分割、三维重建和三维打印过程。脑模型中每层组织的制作完成后,将各层组织组合形成一个完整的脑模型。测量施加于脑模型上的TMS线圈所产生的感应电场,以进一步验证脑模型的电导率。我们的研究为研究TMS引起的颅内电场分布提供了一种有效的实验工具。