Quantitative Testing of fMRI-Compatibility of an Electrically Active Mechatronic Device for Robot-Assisted Sensorimotor Protocols.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop a quantitative set of methods for testing the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) compatibility of an electrically-active mechatronic device developed to support sensorimotor protocols during fMRI.

Authors

  • Andria J Farrens
  • Andrea Zonnino
  • Andrew Erwin
  • Marcia K O'Malley
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Curtis L Johnson
  • David Ress
  • Fabrizio Sergi