System and method for estimating volume of activation in tissue
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1. A system for a neurostimulation device having a stimulation lead, comprising:
- at least one processor configured for estimating at a plurality of spatial points a respective plurality of electrical field vectors resulting from the stimulation lead operating in accordance with a set of stimulation parameters, determining an amplitude of each electrical field vector and an angle between each electrical field vector and a vector aligned with an axis of the stimulation lead, and estimating a tissue of volume activation about the stimulation lead based on the determined amplitude and angle of each electrical field vector.
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A system for a neurostimulation device comprises at least one processor configured for estimating at a plurality of spatial points a respective plurality of electrical field vectors resulting from a stimulation lead operating in accordance with a set of stimulation parameters, determining an amplitude of each electrical field vector and an angle between each electrical field vector and a vector aligned with an axis of the stimulation lead, and estimating a tissue of volume activation about the stimulation lead based on the determined amplitude and angle of each electrical field vector.
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1. A system for a neurostimulation device having a stimulation lead, comprising:
at least one processor configured for estimating at a plurality of spatial points a respective plurality of electrical field vectors resulting from the stimulation lead operating in accordance with a set of stimulation parameters, determining an amplitude of each electrical field vector and an angle between each electrical field vector and a vector aligned with an axis of the stimulation lead, and estimating a tissue of volume activation about the stimulation lead based on the determined amplitude and angle of each electrical field vector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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