Spinal cord stimulation: fiber diameters in the dorsal columns modeled from clinical data

摘要

Computer simulations of clinical data were performed to estimate the diameter distribution of A/spl alpha//spl beta/ nerve fibers in the human dorsal columns, activated by spinal cord stimulation. Qualitatively, the calculated distribution was in accordance with experimental data. Due to mismatches in impedance and limited resolution of the CT scans more patient data is needed to reliably predict the quantitative diameter distribution.