[Simnibs-discuss] Details about coil-to-cortex measurement

[Axel Thielscher]

Hi Dan,


it is option b).


Best,

Axel



On 12/21/2021 7:29 PM, Mccalley, Daniel wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Could you provide some more information on the coil-to-cortex distance 
> that is provided during efield modeling?
>
> Does this distance represent a) the distance between the modeled 
> stimulation site and the nearest point on the cortex directly under 
> that site, or b) the shortest distance between the stimulation and the 
> nearest point on the cortex near the stimulation site?
>
> In other words, does this distance come from drawing a straight line 
> under the coil until the cortex is reached, or is the line a diagonal 
> such that the distance to a closer, neighboring part of the cortex is 
> measured?
>
> Best,
>
> Dan McCalley
> Medical University of South Carolina
> College of Graduate Studies, Neuroscience
> (he/him)
>
>
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Dr. Axel Thielscher
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Danish Research Center for Magnetic Resonance
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