Dipl.-Ing. Andrea Andree

Raum LLM 215

Tel.: +49 (0) 381 498-7037 
Fax: +49 (0) 381 498-7081

E-Mail: andrea.andree(at)uni-rostock.de

Research Interests
  • Numerical simulation of electromagnetic fields in biomedical applications
  • Numerical modelling of electrical stimulation of bone
  • Design and optimisation of electrostimulative bone implants
  • Quantify uncertainties in the context of electrical stimulation of bone
Research Projects Description

CRC 1270 ELAINE - Electrically Active Implants

CRC 1270 ELAINE, Project A02 (Work Package 2): Macroscopic volume conductor models for deep brain stimulation

The objective of this project is to obtain a better understanding of the mechanisms of action of deep brain stimulation, which is a clinically efficient neurosurgical therapy for the treatment of motor dysfunctions of Parkinson’s disease. Based on a Hemiparkinson model of deep brain stimulation for the long term therapy of freely moving rats a computational model is developed. The computational model will include an anatomical volume conductor model of the rat brain and head including the bipolar and unipolar stimulation electrodes. Based on the Waxholm Space atlas with anatomical delineations for the Sprague Dawley rat brain, the dielectric properties of the brain tissues in the target region are mapped to the volume conductor model.

Supervisor:
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Ursula van Rienen, Prof. Dr. med. Rüdiger Köhling, Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Storch