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Anatomical Model of the Human Head and Neck

MIDA: A Multimodal Imaging-Based Detailed Anatomical Model of the Human Head and Neck

Maria Iacono, Esra Neufeld, Esther Akinnagbe, Kelsey Bower, Johanna Wolf, Ioannis Oikonomidis, Deepika Sharma, Bryn Lloyd, Bertram Wilm, Michael Wyss, Klaas Pruessmann, Andras Jakab, Nikos Makris, Ethan Cohen, Niels Kuster, Wolfgang Kainz, and Leonardo Angelone, PLoS ONE, Volume 10, Issue 4, online April 22, 2015

Computational modelling and simulations are increasingly being used to complement experimental testing for analysis of safety and efficacy of medical devices. We have developed a multimodal imaging-based detailed anatomical model of the human head and neck. The model was obtained by integrating three different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modalities, the parameters of which were tailored to enhance the signals of specific tissues: i) structural T1- and T2-weighted MRIs; a specific heavily T2-weighted MRI slab with high nerve contrast optimized to enhance the structures of the ear and eye; ii) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) data to image the vasculature, and iii) diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to obtain information on anisotropy and fibre orientation. The unique multimodal high-resolution approach allowed resolving 150 structures, including several distinct muscles, bones and skull layers, arteries and veins, as well as salivary glands. The model offers also a detailed characterization of eyes, ears, and deep brain structures. A special automatic atlas-based segmentation procedure was adopted to include a detailed map of the nuclei of the thalamus and midbrain into the head model. The suitability of the model to simulations involving different numerical methods, discretization approaches, as well as DTI-based tensorial electrical conductivity, was examined in a case-study, in which transcranial alternating current stimulation was modelled.

The scientific and technical impact of the study can be summarized as:

  • Creating and making available a detailed, high-resolution head model distinguishing a large number of tissues
  • Creating high element-quality, topologically conforming, non-intersecting surfaces suitable for structured and unstructured discretization techniques
  • Integrating image-based information to inform on inhomogeneous and anisotropic property distributions
  • Demonstrating the suitability of the head model for a large range of numerical simulation techniques
 
 
 
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17/04/2015

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Compliance Testing Methodology for Wireless Power Transfer Systems

Jagadish Nadakuduti, Mark Douglas, Lin Lu, Andreas Christ, Paul Guckian, and Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Volume PP, Issue 99, online February 19, 2015

 
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19/02/2015

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Inter-Individual and Intra-Individual Variation of the Effects of Pulsed RF EMF Exposure on the Human Sleep EEG

Caroline Lustenberger, Manuel Murbach, Laura Tüshaus, Flavia Wehrle, Niels Kuster, Peter Achermann, and Reto Huber, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 36, Issue 3, pp. 169–177, April 2015, online February 17, 2015

 
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16/02/2015

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The Discrepancy between Maximum In Vitro Exposure Levels and Realistic Conservative Exposure Levels of Mobile Phones Operating at 900/1800 MHz

Gernot Schmid and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 36, Issue 2, pp. 133–148, February 2015, online January 30, 2015

 
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21/01/2015

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Human Exposure from Pulsed Magnetic Field Therapy Mats: A Numerical Case Study with Three Commercial Products

Valerio De Santis, Mark Douglas, Jagadish Nadakuduti, Stefan Benkler, Xi Lin Chen, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 36, Issue 2, pp. 149–161, February 2015, online January 16, 2015

 
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11/12/2014

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Genetic Analysis of Circadian Responses to Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields in Drosophila melanogaster

Giorgio Fedele, Mathew Edwards, Supriya Bhutani, John Hares, Manuel Murbach, Edward Green, Stephane Dissel, Michael Hastings, Ezio Rosato, and Charalambos Kyriacou, PLoS Genetics, Volume 10, Issue 12, online December 4, 2014

 
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03/11/2014

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Quantification of RF-Exposure of the Fetus Using Anatomical CAD-Models in Three Different Gestational Stages

Eugenia Cabot, Andreas Christ, Barbara Bühlmann, Marcel Zefferer, Nicolas Chavannes, Jurriaan F. Bakker, Gerard C. van Rhoon, and Niels Kuster, Health Physics, Volume 107, Issue 5, pp. 369381, online November 2014

 
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29/09/2014

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Dosimetric Study of Fetal Exposure to Uniform Magnetic Fields at 50 Hz

Ilaria Liorni, Marta Parazzini, Serena Fiocchi, Mark Douglas, Myles Capstick, Marie-Christine Gosselin, Niels Kuster, and Paolo Ravazzani, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 35, Issue 8, pp. 580597, online September 29, 2014

 
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21/08/2014

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Development of a New Generation of High-Resolution Anatomical Models for Medical Device Evaluation: The Virtual Population 3.0

Marie-Christine Gosselin, Esra Neufeld, Heidi Moser, Eveline Huber, Silvia Farcito, Livia Gerber, Maria Jedensjö, Isabel Hilber, Fabienne Di Gennaro, Bryn Lloyd, Emilio Cherubini, Dominik Szczerba, Wolfgang Kainz, and Niels Kuster, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 59, Issue 18, pp. 5287–5303, online August 21, 2014

 
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03/07/2014

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Influence of Non Ionizing Radiation of Base Stations on the Activity of Redox Proteins in Bovines

Michael Hässig, Marietta Wullschleger, Hanspeter Naegeli, Jaqueline Kupper, Bernhard Spiess, Niels Kuster, Myles Capstick, and Manuel Murbach, BMC Veterinary Research, Volume 10, Issue 136, online June 19, 2014

 
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12/03/2014

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Human Exposure to Close-Range Resonant Wireless Power Transfer Systems as a Function of Design Parameters

Xi Lin Chen, Aghuinyue Umenei, David Baarman, Nicolas Chavannes, Valerio De Santis, Juan Mosig, and Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume PP, Issue 99, pp. 1-8, online March 12, 2014

 
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01/03/2014

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Dosimetric Assessment of Two-Layer Cell Culture Configurations for Fertility Research at 1950 MHz

Yijian Gong, Manuel Murbach, Teruo Onishi, Myles Capstick, Toshio Nojima, and Niels Kuster, IEICE Transactions on Communications, Volume E97-B, Issue 3, pp. 631-637, online March 1, 2014

 
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16/02/2014

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Modeling of EEG Electrode Artifacts and Thermal Ripples in Human Radiofrequency Exposure Studies

Manuel Murbach, Esra Neufeld, Maria Christopoulou, Peter Achermann, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics,Volume 35, Issue 4, pp. 273-283, online February 13, 2014.

 
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10/12/2013

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A Review of Numerical and Experimental Compensation Techniques for Skull-Induced Phase Aberrations in Transcranial Focused Ultrasound

Adamos Kyriakou, Esra Neufeld, Beat Werner, Margarethus Paulides, Gabor Szekely, and Niels Kuster, International Journal of Hyperthermia, Volume 30, Issue 1, pp. 36-46, February 2014, online December 10, 2013

 
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26/11/2013

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Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Low-Frequency Current Distributions from UMTS and GSM Mobile Phones

Marie-Christine Gosselin, Sven Kühn, and Niels Kuster, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 58, Issue 23, pp. 8339–8357, December 2013, online November 11, 2013

 
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14/08/2013

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A Novel Medical Image Data-Based Multi-Physics Simulation Platform for Computational Life Sciences

Esra Neufeld, Dominik Szczerba, Nicolas Chavannes, and Niels Kuster, Interface Focus, Volume 3, Issue 3, April 2013, online February 21, 2013

 
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14/05/2013

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Simulation Techniques in Hyperthermia Treatment Planning

Margarethus Paulides, Paul Stauffer, Esra Neufeld, Paolo Maccarini, Adamos Kyriakou, Richard Canters, Chris Diederich, Jurriaan Bakker, and Gerard van Rhoon, International Journal of Hyperthermia, Volume 29, Issue 4, pp.346–357, June 2013, online May 14, 2013

 
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29/04/2013

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Assessing Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields From Wireless Power Transmission Systems

Andreas Christ, Mark Douglas, Jagadish Nadakuduti, and Niels Kuster, Proceedings of the IEEE , Volume 101, Issue 6, pp. 1482-1493, June 2013, online March 13, 2013

 
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19/04/2013

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Antenna Design and Tissue Parameters Considerations for Improved Modelling of Microwave Ablation in the Liver

Andreas Karampatzakis, Sven Kühn, George Tsanidis, Esra Neufeld, Theodoros Samaras, and Niels Kuster, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 58, Issue 10, pp. 3191–3206, May 2013, online April 19, 2013

 
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17/04/2013

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CEM43°C Thermal Dose Thresholds: A Potential Guide for Magnetic Resonance Radiofrequency Exposure Levels?

Gerard C. van Rhoon, Theodoros Samaras, Pavel S. Yarmolenko, Mark W. Dewhirst, Esra Neufeld, and Niels Kuster,European Radiology, Volume 23, Issue 8, pp. 2215-2227, August 2013, online April, 2013

 
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26/03/2013

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Analysis of Mobile Phone Design Features Affecting Radio-frequency Power Absorbed in a Human Head Phantom

Sven Kühn, Michael Kelsh, Niels Kuster, Asher Sheppard, and Mona Shum, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 34, Issue 6,pp. 479–488, September 2013, online March 26, 2013

 
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15/03/2013

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Stimulation of the Brain with Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Pulses Affects Sleep-Dependent Performance Improvement

Caroline Lustenberger, Manuel Murbach, Roland Dürr, Marc R. Schmid, Niels Kuster, Peter Achermann, and Reto Huber, Brain Stimulation, Volume 6, Issue 5, pp. 805-811, September 2013, online February 26, 2013

 
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11/03/2013

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Whole-Body and Local RF Absorption in Human Models as a Function of Anatomy and Position within 1.5T MR Body Coil

Manuel Murbach, Esra Neufeld, Wolfgang Kainz, Klaas P. Pruessmann, and Niels Kuster, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Volume 71, Issue 2, pp. 839-845, February 2014, online February 25, 2013

 
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25/02/2013

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No Increased Sensitivity in Brain Activity of Adolescents Exposed to Mobile Phone-Like Emissions

Sarah P. Loughran, Dominik Benz, Marc Schmid, Manuel Murbach, Niels Kuster, and Peter Achermann, Clinical Neurophysiology, Volume 124, Issue 7, pp. 1303-1308, July 2013, online February 20, 2013

 
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19/02/2013

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Thermal Tissue Damage Model Analyzed for Different Whole-Body SAR and Scan Durations for Standard MR Body Coils

Manuel Murbach, Esra Neufeld, Myles Capstick, Wolfgang Kainz, David O. Brunner, Theodoros Samaras, Klaas P. Pruessmann, and Niels Kuster, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Volume 71, Issue 1, pp. 421-431, January 2014, online February 14, 2013

 
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18/02/2013

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Analysis of Human Brain Exposure to Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields: A Numerical Assessment of Spatially Averaged Electric Fields and Exposure Limits

Xi Lin Chen, Stefan Benkler, Nicholas Chavannes, Valerio De Santis, Jurriaan Bakker, Gerard van Rhoon, Juan Mosig, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 34, Issue 5, pp. 375-384, July 2013, February 12, 2013

 
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31/01/2013

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Influence of GSM Signals on Human Peripheral Lymphocytes: Study of Genotoxicity

Petra Waldmann, Susanne Bohnenberger, Rüdiger Greinert, Beate Hermann-Then, Anja Heselich, Stefanie J. Klug, Jochem Koenig, Kathrin Kuhr, Niels Kuster, Mandy Merker, Manuel Murbach, Dieter Pollet, Walter Schadenboeck, Ulrike Scheidemann-Wesp, Britt Schwab, Beate Volkmer, Veronika Weyer, and Maria Blettner, Radiation Research, Volume 179, Issue 4, pp. 243-253, April 2013, online January 14, 2013

 
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28/01/2013

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Cell Type-Dependent Induction of DNA Damage by 1800 MHz Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Does Not Result in Significant Cellular Dysfunctions

Shanshan Xu, Guangdi Chen, Chunjing Chen, Chuan Sun, Danying Zhang, Manuel Murbach, Niels Kuster, Qunli Zeng, and Zhengping Xu, PLoS ONE, Volume 8, Issue 1, online ahead of print January 23, 2013

 
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18/01/2013

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3rd Board Meeting

IT'IS USA held its third board meeting on January 18, 2013.

 
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18/01/2013

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IT'IS USA joins the Medical Device Innovation Consortium

IT'IS USA has become a member of the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC).

 
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15/11/2012

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Field Evaluation of the Human Exposure from Multi-Band, Multi-System Mobile Phones

Sven Kühn, and Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions Electromagnetics Compatibility, Volume 55, Issue 2, pp. 275-287, April 2013, online November 15, 2012

 
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01/11/2012

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ELF Exposure System for Live Cell Imaging

Myles Capstick, Primo Schär, David Schürmann, Albert Romann, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, online ahead of print November 01, 2012

 
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25/10/2012

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Evaluation of Wireless Resonant Power Transfer Systems With Human Electromagnetic Exposure Limits

Andreas Christ, Mark G. Douglas, John Roman, Emily B. Cooper, Alanson P. Sample, Benjamin H. Waters, Joshua R. Smith and Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 55, Issue 2, pp. 265-274, April 2013, online October 25, 2012

 
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16/10/2012

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The Effect of Diode Response of Electromagnetic Field Probes for the Measurements of Complex Signals

Jagadish Nadakuduti, Sven Kuehn, Marcel Fehr, Mark Douglas, Katja Pokovic, and Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 54, Issue 6, pp. 1195-1204, December 2012, online October 16

 
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11/10/2012

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Evaluation of the RF Heating of a Generic Deep Brain Stimulator Exposed in 1.5 T Magnetic Resonance Scanners

Eugenia Cabot, Tom Lloyd, Andreas Christ, Wolfgang Kainz, Mark Douglas, Gregg Stenzel, Steve Wedan, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 34, Issue 2, pp. 104-113, February 2013, online October 11

 
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01/10/2012

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Patient-Specific Simulations and Measurements of the Magneto-Hemodynamic Effect in Human Primary Vessels

Adamos Kyriakou, Esra Neufeld, Dominik Szczerba, Wolfgang Kainz, Roger Luechinger, Sebastien Kozerke, Robert McGregor, and Niels Kuster, Physiological Measurement, Volume 33, Issue 2, pp. 117–130, February 2012, online January 6

 
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18/06/2012

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Mechanisms of RF Electromagnetic Field Absorption in Human Hands and Fingers

Chung-Huan Li, Mark Douglas, Erdem Ofli, Nicolas Chavannes, Quirino Balzano, and Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Volume 60, Issue 7, pp. 2267–2276, July 2012, online June 26

 
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06/06/2012

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Sleep EEG Alterations: Effects of Pulsed Magnetic Fields Versus Pulse-Modulated Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields

Marc R. Schmid, Manuel Murbach, Caroline Lustenberger, Micheline Maire, Niels Kuster, Peter Achermann, and Sarah P. Loughran, Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 21, Issue 6, pp. 620-629, December 2012, online June 22

 
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02/06/2012

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A Novel Approach for Mobile Device Design: GA-Based Distributed Optimization to Comply with OTA, SAR, and HAC Standards

Xi Lin Chen, Erdem Ofli, Nicolas Chavannes, and Niels Kuster, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Volume 54, Issue 1, pp. 22–31, February 2012, online June 1

 
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01/06/2012

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Exposure of the Human Body to Professional and Domestic Induction Cooktops Compared to the Basic Restrictions

Andreas Christ, René Guldimann, Barbara Bühlmann, Marcel Zefferer, Jurriaan F. Bakker, Gerard C. van Rhoon, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 33, Issue 8, pp. 695-705, December 2012, online June 1

 
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13/03/2012

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Children and Adults Exposed to Low Frequency Magnetic Fields at the ICNIRP Reference Levels: Theoretical Assessment of the Induced Electric Fields

Jurriaan F. Bakker, Maarten M. Paulides, Esra Neufeld, Andreas Christ, Xi Lin Chen, Niels Kuster, and Gerard van Rhoon, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 57, Number 7, pp. 1815–1829, April 2012, online March 13

 
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13/02/2012

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Exposure System to Study Hypotheses of ELF and RF Electromagnetic Field Interactions of Mobile Phones With the Central Nervous System

Manuel Murbach, Maria Christopoulou, Pedro Crespo-Valero, Peter Achermann, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 33, Issue 6, pp. 527–533, September 2012, online February 13

 
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20/01/2012

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Parallelization of the FDTD Method Based on the Open Computing Language and the Message Passing Interface

Tomasz P. Stefanski, Nicolas Chavannes, and Niels Kuster, in Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Volume 54, Issue 3, pp. 785–789, March 2012, online January 20

 
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10/01/2012

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Experimental Evaluation of the SAR Induced in Head Phantoms of Three- and Eight-Year-Old Children

Marie-Christine Gosselin, Sven Kühn, Andreas Christ, Marcel Zefferer, Emilio Cherubini, Jurriaan F. Bakker, Gerard C. van Rhoon, and Niels Kuster, IEICE Transactions on Communications, Volume E95-B, Number 10, pp. 3215–3224, October 2012

 
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01/12/2011

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Cancer Cell Proliferation is Inhibited by Specific Modulation Frequencies

Jacquelyn W. Zimmerman, Michael J. Pennison, Ivan Brezovich, Nengjun Yi, Celeste T. Yang, Ryne Ramaker, Devin Absher, Richard M. Myers, Niels Kuster, Frederico P. Costa, Alexandre Barbault, and Boris Pasche, British Journal of Cancer, Volume 106, Issue 2, pp. 307–313, January 17, 2012. Online December 1, 2011

 
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21/11/2011

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Local Tissue Temperature Increase of a Generic Implant Compared to the Basic Restrictions Defined in Safety Guidelines

Adamos Kyriakou, Andreas Christ, Esra Neufeld, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 33, Issue 5, pp. 366–374, July 2012, online November 21

 
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18/11/2011

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2nd Board Meeting

IT'IS USA held its second board meeting on November 18, 2011.

 
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21/10/2011

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Influence of the Hand on the Specific Absorption Rate in the Head

Chung-Huan Li, Mark Douglas, Erdem Ofli, Benoit Derat, Sami Gabriel, Nicolas Chavannes, and Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Volume 60, Issue 2, pp. 1066–1074, February 2012, online October 21, 2011

 
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22/09/2011

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Local SAR Enhancements in Anatomically Correct Children and Adult Models as a Function of Position within 1.5T MR Body Coil

Manuel Murbach, Eugenia Cabot, Esra Neufeld, Marie-Christine Gosselin, Andreas Christ, Klaas Prüssmann, and Niels Kuster, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Volume 107, Issue 3, pp. 428–433, December, 2011. Online September 22

 
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31/08/2011

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Application of an Induced Field Sensor for Assessment of Electromagnetic Exposure from Compact Fluorescent Lamps

Jagadish Nadakuduti, Mark Douglas, Myles Capstick, Sven Kühn, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 33, Issue 2, pp. 166–175, February 2012. Online August 31, 2011

 
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15/08/2011

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Mechano-Chemical Simulation of a Solid Tumor Dynamics for Therapy Outcome Predictions

Sven Hirsch, Dominik Szczerba, Bryn Lloyd, Michael Bajka, Niels Kuster, and Gabor Szekely, International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 231–241, 2011, online August 15

 
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12/08/2011

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Head Exposure System for a Human Provocation Study to Assess the Possible Influence of UMTS-Like Electromagnetic Fields on Cerebral Blood Circulation Using Near-Infrared Imaging

Hugo Lehmann, Laurent Pollara, Sonja Spichtig, Sven Kühn, and Martin Wolf, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 33, Issue 2, pp. 124–133, February 2012. Online August 12, 2011

 
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09/08/2011

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Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Very Low Levels of Amplitude-Modulated Electromagnetic Fields

Frederico P. Costa, André Cosme de Oliveira, Roberto Meirelles, Marcel C.C. Machado, Tatiana Zanesco, Rodrigo Surjan, Maria Cristina Chammas, Manoel de Souza Rocha, Desiree Morgan, Alan Cantor, Jacquelyn Zimmerman, Ivan Brezovich, Niels Kuster, Alexandre Barbault, and Boris Pasche, British Journal of Cancer, Volume 105, Number 5, pp. 640–648, August 23, 2011. Online August 9

 
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15/07/2011

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Children and Adults Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields at the ICNIRP Reference Levels: Theoretical Assessment of the Induced Peak Temperature Increase

Jurriaan F. Bakker, Margarethus M. Paulides, Esra Neufeld, Andreas Christ, Niels Kuster, Gerard C. van Rhoon, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 56, Number 15, pp. 4967–4990, August, 2011, online July 19

 
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06/07/2011

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Analysis of the Local Worst-Case SAR Exposure Caused by an MRI Multi-Transmit Body Coil in Anatomical Models of the Human Body

Esra Neufeld, Marie-Christine Gosselin, Manuel Murbach, Andreas Christ, Eugenia Cabot and Niels Kuster, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 56, Number 15, pp. 4649–4659, August, 2011, online July 6

 
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05/07/2011

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Estimation Formulas for the Specific Absorption Rate in Humans Exposed to Base Station Antennas

Marie-Christine Gosselin, Günter Vermeeren, Sven Kühn, Valpré Kellerman, Stefan Benkler, Tero M. I. Uusitupa, Wout Joseph, Azeddine Gati, Joe Wiart, Frans J. C. Meyer, Luc Martens, Toshio Nojima, Takashi Hikaje, Quirino Balzano, Andreas Christ, Niels Kuster, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 53, Issue 4, pp. 909–922, November 2011, online June 9

 
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19/04/2011

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GPU-Based Simulation of 3D Blood Flow in Abdominal Aorta Using OpenFOAM

Ziemowit Malecha, Lukasz Miroslaw, Tadeusz Tomczak, Zbigniew Koza, Maciej Matyka, Wojciech Tarnawski, and Dominik Szczerba, in Archives of Mechanics, Volume 63, Issue 2, pp. 137–161, April 2011. Paper presented at 19th Polish National Fluid Dynamics Conference (KKMP), Poznan, Poland, September 5–9, 2010, online April 19, 2011

 
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12/04/2011

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Sleep EEG Alterations: Effects of Different Pulse-Modulated Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields

Marc R. Schmid, Sarah P. Loughran, Sabine J. Regel, Manuel Murbach, Aleksandra Bratic Grunauer, Thomas Rusterholz, Alessia Bersagliere, Niels Kuster, and Peter Achermann, Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 50–58, February, 2012, online April 12, 2011

 
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17/03/2011

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Estimation of Head Tissue-Specific Exposure from Mobile Phones Based on Measurements in the Homogeneous SAM Head

Marie-Christine Gosselin, Sven Kühn, Pedro Crespo-Valero, Emilio Cherubini, Marcel Zefferer, Andreas Christ, and Niels Kuster, Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 32, Issue 6, pages 493–505, September 2011, online March 17

 
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02/03/2011

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Manycore Stencil Computations in Hyperthermia Applications

Matthias Christen, Olaf Schenk, Esra Neufeld, Maarten Paulides, and Helmar Burkhart, “Manycore Stencil Computations in Hyperthermia Applications,” in “Scientific Computing with Multicore and Accelerators,” Jakub Kurzak, David A. Bader, and Jack Dongarra, Eds., CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2011

 
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22/11/2010

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Novel Methodology to Characterize Electromagnetic Exposure of the Brain

Pedro Crespo-Valero, Maria Christopoulou, Marcel Zefferer, Andreas Christ, Peter Achermann, Konstantina S. Nikita, and Niels Kuster, in Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 56, Number 2, pp. 383–396, January 2011, online December 22, 2010

 
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16/11/2010

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Development and Validation of a Magneto-hydrodynamic Solver for Blood Flow Analysis

Wolfgang Kainz, Joshua W. Guag, Stefan Benkler, Dominik Szczerba, Esra Neufeld, Victor Krauthamer, Joel Myklebust, Howard I. Bassen, Isaac A Chang, Nicolas Chavannes, Jung Hwan Kim, Malisa Sarntinoranont, and Niels Kuster, in Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 55, Issue 23, pp. 7253–7261, December 2010, online November 16

 
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15/11/2010

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Evaluation of Measurement Techniques to Show Compliance With RF Safety Limits in Heterogeneous Field Distributions

Sven Kühn and Niels Kuster, in IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 52, Issue 4, pp. 820–828, November 2010, online November 15

 
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18/10/2010

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Analysis of Proteome Response to the Mobile Phone Radiation in Two Types of Human Primary Endothelial Cells

Reetta Nylund, Niels Kuster, and Dariusz Leszczynski, in Proteome Science, Volume 8, Article 52, online 18 October 2010

 
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10/10/2010

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1st Board Meeting

IT'IS USA held its first board meeting on October 11, 2010, in Maryland.

 
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20/09/2010

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Sleep After Mobile Phone Exposure in Subjects With Mobile Phone-Related Symptoms

Arne Lowden, Torbjörn Akerstedt, Michael Ingre, Clairy Wiholm, Lena Hillert, Niels Kuster, Jens P. Nilsson, and Bengt Arnetz, in Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 32, Issue 1, pp. 4–14, online September 20, 2010

 
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31/08/2010

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The Influence of the Reflective Environment on the Absorption of a Human Male Exposed to Representative Base Station Antennas from 300 MHz to 5 GHz

Günter Vermeeren, Marie-Christine Gosselin, Sven Kühn, Valpré Kellerman, Abdelhamid Hadjem, Azeddine Gati, Wout Joseph, Joe Wiart, Frans Meyer, Niels Kuster, and Luc Martens, in Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 55, Issue 18, pp. 5541–5555, September 2010, online August 31

 
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23/08/2010

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An International Interlaboratory Comparison of Mobile Phone SAR Calculation With CAD-Based Models

Martin Siegbahn, Giorgi Bit-Babik, Jafar Keshvari, Andreas Christ, Benoît Derat, Vikass Monebhurrun, Christopher Penney, Martin Vogel, and Tilmann Wittig, in IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Volume 52, Issue 4, pp. 804–811, November 2010, online August 23, 2010

 
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01/07/2010

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Impact of Pinna Compression on the RF Absorption in the Heads of Adult and Juvenile Cell Phone Users

Andreas Christ, Marie-Christine Gosselin, Sven Kühn, and Niels Kuster, in Bioelectromagnetics, Volume 31, Issue 5, pp. 406–412, July 2010, online March 30

 
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16/06/2010

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Measured Radiofrequency Exposure During Various Mobile-Phone Use Scenarios

Michael A. Kelsh, Mona Shum, Asher R. Sheppard, Mark McNeely, Niels Kuster, Edmund Lau, Ryan Weidling, Tiffani Fordyce, Sven Kühn, and Christof Sulser, in Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, Volume 21, Issue 4, pp. 343–354, July/August 2011, advance online publication June 16, 2010

 
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31/05/2010

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Unstructured Mesh Generation from the Virtual Family Models for Whole Body Biomedical Simulations

Dominik Szczerba, Esra Neufeld, Marcel Zefferer, Gabor Szekely, and Niels Kuster, in Procedia Computer Science, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 837–844, May 2010

 
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13/05/2010

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Assessment of Induced SAR in Children Exposed to Electromagnetic Plane Waves Between 10 MHz and 5.6 GHz

Jurriaan F. Bakker, Margarethus M. Paulides, Andreas Christ, Niels Kuster, and Gerard C. van Rhoon, in Physics in Medicine and Biology, Volume 55, Issue 11, pp. 3115–3130, June 2010, online May 12

 
 
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