Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
468-05-013 ISMRM Abstract

Modeling and Measurement of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in the Leg Between 300 Hz and 46 kHz

Primary: Neuro - Neuromodulation
Secondary: Neuro - Peripheral Nerves
468-05-013 · Safety · Tuesday, 12 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row I
Keywords: Bioeffects & Magnetic Fields Gradient safety Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
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Steven G de Munck 1,2, Valerie Klein1,3, Lawrence L Wald1,3,4,5, Bastien Guerin1,3,4, Alex C Barksdale1
1Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
2Imaging Physics, TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands
3Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America
4Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, United States of America
5Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, United States of America
Presenting Author: Steven G de Munck

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