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creators_name: Hartwig, Valentina
creators_name: Cappelli, Claudia
creators_name: Vanello, Nicola
creators_name: Ricciardi, Emiliano
creators_name: Scilingo, Enzo Pasquale
creators_name: Giovannetti, Giulio
creators_name: Santarelli, Maria Filomena
creators_name: Positano, Vincenzo
creators_name: Pietrini, Pietro
creators_name: Landini, Luigi
creators_name: Bicchi, Antonio
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creators_id: emiliano.ricciardi@imtlucca.it
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title: A compatible electrocutaneous display for functional magnetic resonance imaging application
ispublished: pub
subjects: RC0321
divisions: CSA
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pres_type: paper
abstract: In this paper we propose an MR (magnetic resonance) compatible electrocutaneous stimulator able to inject an electric current, variable in amplitude and frequency, into the fingertips in order to elicit tactile skin receptors (mechanoreceptors). The desired goal is to evoke specific tactile sensations selectively stimulating skin receptors by means of an electric current in place of mechanical stimuli. The field of application ranges from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) tactile studies to augmented reality technology. The device here proposed is designed using safety criteria in order to comply with the threshold of voltage and current permitted by regulations. Moreover, MR safety and compatibility criteria were considered in order to perform experiments inside the MR scanner during an fMRI acquisition for functional brain activation analysis. Psychophysical laboratory tests are performed in order to define the different evoked tactile sensation. After verifying the device MR safety and compatibility on a phantom, a test on a human subject during fMRI acquisition is performed to visualize the brain areas activated by the simulated tactile sensation.
date: 2006
event_title: EMBS Annual International Conference
event_location: New York
event_dates: 30 Aug - 03 Sep 2006
event_type: conference
id_number: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260279
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 1-4244-0032-5
book_title: Proceedings of the 28th IEEE EMBS Annual International Conference
official_url: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=4461928
citation:   Hartwig, Valentina and Cappelli, Claudia and Vanello, Nicola and Ricciardi, Emiliano and Scilingo, Enzo Pasquale and Giovannetti, Giulio and Santarelli, Maria Filomena and Positano, Vincenzo and Pietrini, Pietro and Landini, Luigi and Bicchi, Antonio  A compatible electrocutaneous display for functional magnetic resonance imaging application.  In: EMBS Annual International Conference, 30 Aug - 03 Sep 2006, New York   ISBN 1-4244-0032-5.      (2006)