[Simnibs-discuss] Expanded details on coil-to-cortex distance measurement

[Axel Thielscher]

Hi,


this function calculates the shortest distance between the coil center 
and the nearest point on the cortex surface:


https://github.com/simnibs/simnibs/blob/master/simnibs/simulation/sim_struct.py, 
lines 1350-1354.


Best,

Axel




On 2/15/2022 5:20 PM, Mccalley, Daniel wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Could you please provide an expanded explanation of how the 
> coil-to-cortex distance provided in the output log file is measured? 
> I'm guessing that this is done using a custom matlab function or 
> another existing function?
>
> In either case it would be very helpful to have a rough outline of the 
> function used and how this distance is measured! Thank you in advance!
>
> 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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