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Compatibility test on lower-extremity motion simulator to fMRI | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore

Compatibility test on lower-extremity motion simulator to fMRI


Abstract:

This paper describes a novel motion simulator for the lower extremities of humans using a high magnetic field. This motion simulator provides a wearer with physical suppo...Show More

Abstract:

This paper describes a novel motion simulator for the lower extremities of humans using a high magnetic field. This motion simulator provides a wearer with physical supports to walk or physical constraints during walking inside a functional magnetic resonance imaging device (fMRI) room so that brain activity could be simultaneously measured. fMRI is a powerful tool for measuring activity in any part of the brain. However, devices that must be directly attached to a subject are limited, because the posture of the upper body is fixed and the material used to construct the device must be nonmagnetic. This study examined the compatibility of a motion simulator consisting of McKibben-type pneumatic artificial muscles and nonmagnetic materials.
Date of Conference: 07-11 December 2011
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 12 April 2012
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Conference Location: Karon Beach, Thailand

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