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  • Title: Computational estimation of magnetically induced electric fields in a rotating head.
    Author: Ilvonen S, Laakso I.
    Journal: Phys Med Biol; 2009 Jan 21; 54(2):341-51. PubMed ID: 19098349.
    Abstract:
    Change in a magnetic field, or similarly, movement in a strong static magnetic field induces electric fields in human tissues, which could potentially cause harmful effects. In this paper, the fields induced by different rotational movements of a head in a strong homogeneous magnetic field are computed numerically. Average field magnitudes near the retinas and inner ears are studied in order to gain insight into the causes of phosphenes and vertigo-like effects, which are associated with extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic fields. The induced electric fields are calculated in four different anatomically realistic head models using an efficient finite-element method (FEM) solver. The results are compared with basic restriction limits by IEEE and ICNIRP. Under rotational movement of the head, with a magnetic flux rate of change of 1 T s(-1), the maximum IEEE-averaged electric field and maximum ICNIRP-averaged current density were 337 mV m(-1) and 8.84 mA m(-2), respectively. The limits by IEEE seem significantly stricter than those by ICNIRP. The results show that a magnetic flux rate of change of 1 T s(-1) may induce electric field in the range of 50 mV m(-1) near retinas, and possibly even larger values near the inner ears. These results provide information for approximating the threshold electric field values of phosphenes and vertigo-like effects.
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