title: Development of an MR safe reach and grasp movement evaluation system to study brain activation patterns after stroke.
abstract: An MR safe apparatus is important for the for monitoring of tasks in the magnetic resonance (MR) environment. This paper describes the development of an MR safe movement evaluation system to measure the hand grasp and elbow flexion/extension movements. The system will be used to monitor motor performance in the fMRI environment and assess functional and motor impairment level pre and post robot-assisted therapy.
authors: Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA. rubing.xu@mu.edu
authors: Rubing
authors: R
authors: Xu
authors: Michelle J
authors: MJ
authors: Johnson
authors: Matthew
authors: M
authors: Verber
authors: Sheku
authors: S
authors: Kamara
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009068:Movement; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*