Adaptive current-flow models of ECT: Explaining individual static impedance, dynamic impedance, and brain current density

• Published in: Brain stimulation Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 1154 - 1168
• Main Authors: Unal, Gozde, Swami, Jaiti K., Canela, Carliza, Cohen, Samantha L., Khadka, Niranjan, FallahRad, Mohamad, Short, Baron, Argyelan, Miklos, Sackeim, Harold A., Bikson, Marom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2021; Elsevier

Improvements in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) outcomes have followed refinement in device electrical output and electrode montage. The physical properties of the ECT stimulus, together with those of the patient's head, determine the impedances measured by the device and govern current deliver...