Volume conductor models for magnetospinography
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Scientific Reports, Volume 15, issue 1
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The recent development of small, wearable, magnetic field sensors allow for the investigation of biomagnetic fields with a flexibility previously unavailable. We carry out forward computations to describe how current flow in the spinal cord and thorax gives rise to measurable magnetic fields outside the torso. We compare various open-access volume conductor models, in order to select the most parsimonious and accurate descriptor of the magnetic fields due to source current in the spinal cord. We find that fields produced due to current flow along the superior–inferior axis of the cord are relatively insensitive to the choice of volume conductor model. However, fields produced by current flow in predominantly left–right or anterior–posterior direction are significantly attenuated by the presence of bone in the forward model. Furthermore, volume conductors with bone demonstrate larger differences in field topographies for nearby sources compared to bone-free models. These findings suggest that precise modelling of spinal cord location and surrounding vertebrae will be important a-priori knowledge going forward.Description
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O’Neill, G C, Spedden, M E, Schmidt, M, Mellor, S, Stenroos, M & Barnes, G R 2025, 'Volume conductor models for magnetospinography', Scientific Reports, vol. 15, no. 1, 26258. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10770-z