Comparison of current distribution based on tissue in-homogeneity in magnetic stimulation for treatment of urinary incontinence

Abstract

This study investigated current distribution in the female abdomen using experimental and computer models of magnetic stimulation for treatment of urinary incontinence. Four experimental models and two computer models were used to simulate current distributions. In the performed computations of eddy current distribution, 18 cross-sectional images (interslice gap, 10 mm; slice numbers 750-920) of a female pelvic region from the NPAC/OLDA Visible Human Viewer were used. The influence of tissue inhomogeneity on current distribution were investigated using experimental models. In the region of pelvic floor muscles at depths of 20 mm and 50 mm from the experimental model, analysis of eddy current distribution could not be performed as a homogeneous conductor due to large differences in angles and summation of currents between Models I and IV. Within the region of the bladder and other organs at a depth of 100 mm from the experimental model, the pelvis and other tissues exerted little influence on current distribution.