Phantom haptic device upgrade for use in fMRI

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Abstract

This paper presents an upgrade of a Phantom Premium 1.5 haptic device for use within a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) environment. A special mechanical extension that allows the haptic device to operate at a safe distance from the high-density magnetic field of an fMRI scanner has been developed. Extended haptic system was subjected to a series of tests to confirm electromagnetic compatibility with the fMRI scanner, for which key results are presented. With this fMRI compatible haptic platform a human brain activation during controlled upper limb movements can be studied. A simple virtual environment reaching task was programmed to study brain motor control functions. At the end preliminary results of an ongoing neurophysiological study are presented.

Keywords

Phantom haptic device fMRI Mechanical extension Electromagnetic compatibility Brain imaging Reaching Human motor control 
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© International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering 2009

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Faculty of Electrical EngineeringLjubljanaSlovenia
  2. 2.Division of Neurology, Institute of Clinical NeurophysiologyUniversity Medical Centre LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia

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