The Strength-Duration Curve

The strength-duration curve is a plot of the lowest (threshold) current (I) required for stimulation versus pulse duration (d); it forms the basis for describing the excitability of a given tissue. It is extremely useful in all manner of studies in which excitable tissues are stimulated because it d...

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Published inIEEE transactions on biomedical engineering Vol. BME-32; no. 6; pp. 458 - 459
Main Authors Geddes, L. A., Bourland, J. D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.06.1985
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical engineering
Capacitors
Chronaxy
Electric Stimulation
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Muscles
Myocardium
Nerve fibers
Pain
Physical state of matter in biology
Tissues, organs and organisms biophysics
Nerve
Tissue
Mathematical analysis
Curve
Electric
Excitability
Stimulation
Biophysics
Strength
Biomedical engineering
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Summary:The strength-duration curve is a plot of the lowest (threshold) current (I) required for stimulation versus pulse duration (d); it forms the basis for describing the excitability of a given tissue. It is extremely useful in all manner of studies in which excitable tissues are stimulated because it describes the manner in which the current required is changed when the pulse duration is changed. Moreover, it can be used to determine the charge and energy-duration relationships. It will be the objective of this communication to show how the essential constants can be obtained.
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ISSN:0018-9294
1558-2531
DOI:10.1109/TBME.1985.325456