Neuronavigation for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

In order to ensure successful application of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), practitioners must be certain that they are targeting the correct cortical location. To aid in this, a number of clinicians and practitioners have begun utilizing various neuronavigation systems to track coil and participant-head position in space for the duration of a stimulation session. In this chapter, I explore the history of neuronavigation and the developments that made combining this technology with TMS possible. Following this, I discuss the practical aspects of properly utilizing a neuronavigation system: including MRI acquisition, 3D-reconstruction, head and coil co-registration, cortical targeting, motion tracking, and electric field modeling. I conclude with a brief discussion of incorporating robotic assistance in coil positioning and tracking.
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