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BioMedical Engineering OnLine BioMed Central Research Open Access Peripheral nerve magnetic stimulation: influence of tissue non-homogeneity Vessela TZ Krasteva, Sava P Papazov and Ivan K Daskalov* Address: Centre of Biomedical Engineering, Acad. G. Bonchev str. block 105, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria Email: Vessela TZ Krasteva - vessika@clbme.bas.bg; Sava P Papazov - papasow@vmei.acad.bg; Ivan K Daskalov* - ikdas@argo.bas.bg * Corresponding author Published: 23 December 2003 Received: 25 September 2003 Accepted: 23 December 2003 BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2003, 2:19 This article is available from: /content/2/1/19 © 2003 Krasteva et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the articles original URL. Abstract Background: Peripheral nerves are situated in a highly non-homogeneous environment, including muscles, bones, blood vessels, etc. Time-varying magnetic field stimulation of the median and ulnar nerves in the carpal region is studied, with special consideration of the influence of non- homogeneities. Methods: A detailed three-dimensional finite element model (FEM) of the anatomy of the wrist region was built to assess the induced currents distribution by external magnetic stimulation. The electromagnetic field distribution in the non-homogeneous domain was defined as an