TY - JOUR T1 - Systematic Review of fMRI Compatible Devices: Design and Testing Criteria JF - ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Y1 - 2017 A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - N. Carbonaro A1 - A. Tognetti A1 - N. Vanello KW - Biomedical Engineering KW - Compatibility KW - fMRI KW - Mechatronic devices KW - Safety UR - http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/10439 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Computational Analysis of a Radiofrequency Knee Coil for Low-Field MRI Using FDTD JF - APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE Y1 - 2013 A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - Tassano, S. A1 - Mattii, A. A1 - N. Vanello A1 - V. Positano A1 - M. F. Santarelli A1 - L. Landini A1 - G. Giovannetti VL - 44 IS - 3 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design of a quadrature surface coil for hyperpolarized 13C MRS cardiac metabolism studies in pigs JF - CONCEPTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE PART B-MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENGINEERING Y1 - 2013 A1 - G. Giovannetti A1 - Frijia, F. A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - Attanasio, S. A1 - Menichetti, L. A1 - N. Vanello A1 - V. Positano A1 - Ardenkjaer-Larsen, J. H. A1 - Lionetti, V. A1 - Aquaro, G. D. A1 - De Marchi, D. A1 - Schulte, R. A1 - Wiesinger, F. A1 - L. Landini A1 - Lombardi, M. A1 - M. F. Santarelli VL - 43b IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - FDTD Analysis of a Radiofrequency Knee Coil for Low-Field MRI: Sample-Induced Resistance and Decoupling Evaluation JF - APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE Y1 - 2013 A1 - Morelli, M. S. A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - Tassano, S. A1 - N. Vanello A1 - V. Positano A1 - M. F. Santarelli A1 - Carrozzi, A. A1 - L. Landini A1 - G. Giovannetti VL - 44 IS - 12 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Magnetic resonance butterfly coils: Design and application for hyperpolarized C-13 studies JF - MEASUREMENT Y1 - 2013 A1 - G. Giovannetti A1 - Frijia, F. A1 - Attanasio, S. A1 - Menichetti, L. A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - N. Vanello A1 - Ardenkjaer-Larsen, J. H. A1 - De Marchi, D. A1 - V. Positano A1 - Schulte, R. A1 - L. Landini A1 - Lombardi, M. A1 - M. F. Santarelli VL - 46 IS - 9 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transmit-Only/Receive-Only Radiofrequency System for Hyperpolarized C-13 MRS Cardiac Metabolism Studies in Pigs JF - APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE Y1 - 2013 A1 - G. Giovannetti A1 - Frijia, F. A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - Menichetti, L. A1 - V. Positano A1 - Ardenkjaer-Larsen, J. H. A1 - Lionetti, V. A1 - Aquaro, G. D. A1 - De Marchi, D. A1 - Schulte, R. A1 - Wiesinger, F. A1 - L. Landini A1 - Lombardi, M. A1 - M. F. Santarelli VL - 44 IS - 10 ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Artificially Rendered Cutaneous Cues for a New Generation of Haptic Displays T2 - Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems - part 2 Y1 - 2012 A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - M. Bianchi A1 - N. Vanello A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - L. Landini A1 - A. Bicchi KW - Robotics JF - Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems - part 2 PB - Springer VL - Immersive Multimodal Interactive Presence ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Immersive Multimodal Interactive Presence T2 - Immersive Multimodal Interactive Presence Y1 - 2012 A1 - N. Vanello A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - D. Bonino A1 - E. Ricciardi A1 - A. Tognetti A1 - P. Pietrini A1 - D. De Rossi A1 - L. Landini A1 - A. Bicchi JF - Immersive Multimodal Interactive Presence PB - SPRINGER-VERLAG CY - LONDON – GBR SN - 9781447127536 UR - http://dx.medra.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2754-3_12 ER - TY - CONF T1 - A MR Compatible Sensing Glove for Brain Studies T2 - Proceedings of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping Y1 - 2010 A1 - N. Vanello A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - M. Tesconi A1 - E. Ricciardi A1 - G. Zupone A1 - A. Tognetti A1 - D. Bonino A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - F. Cutolo A1 - G. Giovannetti A1 - P. Pietrini A1 - D. De Rossi A1 - L. Landini JF - Proceedings of the 16th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping ER - TY - CONF T1 - Neural Correlates of Human-Robot Handshaking T2 - Proc. of the 19th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication Y1 - 2010 A1 - N. Vanello A1 - D. Bonino A1 - E. Ricciardi A1 - M. Tesconi A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - A. Tognetti A1 - G. Zupone A1 - F. Cutolo A1 - G. Giovannetti A1 - P. Pietrini A1 - D. De Rossi A1 - L. Landini JF - Proc. of the 19th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication PB - IEEE CY - NEW YORK – USA UR - http://dx.medra.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2010.5598624 N1 -

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ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sensing Glove for Brain Studies: Design and assessment of its Compatibility for fMRI with a Robust Test JF - IEEE - ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Y1 - 2008 A1 - N. Vanello A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - M. Tesconi A1 - E. Ricciardi A1 - A. Tognetti A1 - G. Zupone A1 - R. Gassert A1 - D. Chapuis A1 - N. Sgambelluri A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - G. Giovannetti A1 - V. Positano A1 - M. F. Santarelli A1 - A. Bicchi A1 - P. Pietrini A1 - D. De Rossi A1 - L. Landini KW - Haptics KW - Robotics AB -

In this paper, we describe a biomimetic-fabric-based sensing glove that can be used tomonitor hand posture and gesture. Our device is made of a distributed sensor network of piezoresistive conductive elastomers integrated into an elastic fabric. This solution does not affect natural movement and hand gestures, and can be worn for a long time with no discomfort. The glove could be fruitfully employed in behavioral and functional studies with functional MRI (fMRI) during specific tactile or motor tasks. To assess MR compatibility of the system, a statistical test on phantoms is introduced. This test can also be used for testing the compatibility of mechatronic devices designed to produce different stimuli inside the MR environment. We propose a statistical test to evaluate changes in SNR and time-domain standard deviations between image sequences acquired under different experimental conditions. fMRI experiments on subjects wearing the glove are reported. The reproducibility of fMRIresults obtained with andwithout the glove was estimated. A good similarity between the activated regions was found in the two conditions.

VL - 13 ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Electrocutaneous stimulation of skin mechanoreceptors for tactile studies with functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging T2 - Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems Y1 - 2007 A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - C. Cappelli A1 - N. Vanello A1 - E. Ricciardi A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - G. Giovannetti A1 - M. F. Santarelli A1 - V. Positano A1 - A. Bicchi A1 - P. Pietrini A1 - L. Landini KW - Haptics JF - Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems PB - Medical Information Science ER - TY - CONF T1 - An MRI Compatibility Study of a Fabric Sensing Glove for Sensory-Motor Brain Activity Exploration T2 - The 10th Annual International Workshop on Presence Y1 - 2007 A1 - N. Vanello A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - M. Tesconi A1 - G. Zupone A1 - N. Sgambelluri A1 - A. Tognetti A1 - E. Ricciardi A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - A. Bicchi A1 - P. Pietrini A1 - D. De Rossi A1 - L. Landini ED - Laura Moreno, Starlab Barcelona, S.L. KW - Haptics JF - The 10th Annual International Workshop on Presence ER - TY - CONF T1 - Active Mechatronic Interface for Haptic Perception Studies with Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Compatibility and Design Criteria T2 - Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation Y1 - 2006 A1 - R. Gassert A1 - N. Vanello A1 - D. Chapuis A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - A. Bicchi A1 - L. Landini A1 - E. Burdet A1 - H. Bleuler KW - Haptics AB -

Functional brain exploration methodologies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), are critical tools to study perceptual and cognitive processes. In order to develop complex and well controlled fMRI paradigms, researchers are interested in using active interfaces with electrically powered actuators and sensors. Due to the particularity of the MR environment, safety and compatibility criteria have to be strictly followed in order to avoid risks to the subject under test, to the operators or to the environment, as well as to avoid artifacts in the images. This paper describes the design of an fMRI compatible mechatronic interface based on MR compatibility tests of materials and actuators. In particular, a new statistical test looks at the mean and variations of activity as a time series. The device with two degrees of freedom, allowing one translation with positionfeedback along a horizontal axis and one rotation about a vertical axis linked to the translation, was realized to investigate the brain mechanisms of dynamic tactile perception tasks. It can be used to move and orient various objects below the finger for controlled tactile stimulation. The MR compatibility of the complete interface is shown using the same statistical test as well as a functional study with a human subject.

JF - Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation ER - TY - CONF T1 - A Compatible Electrocutaneous Display for functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging application T2 - Proc. 28th IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference Y1 - 2006 A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - C. Cappelli A1 - N. Vanello A1 - E. Ricciardi A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - G. Giovannetti A1 - M. F. Santarelli A1 - V. Positano A1 - L. Landini A1 - A. Bicchi KW - Haptics AB - 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. JF - Proc. 28th IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference N1 - (poster presentation) ER - TY - CONF T1 - A compatibility test for tactile displays designed for fMRI studies. T2 - Proceedings of the EuroHaptics 2004 (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany June 5-7, 2004) Y1 - 2004 A1 - V. Hartwig A1 - N. Vanello A1 - R. Gassert A1 - D. Chapuis A1 - M. F. Santarelli A1 - V. Positano A1 - E. Ricciardi A1 - P. Pietrini A1 - L. Landini A1 - A. Bicchi KW - Haptics AB -

The purpose of this document is to provide a compatibility test for mechatronic devices to be used within a diagnostic MR environment. In order to design new devices that can produce tactile stimuli of different nature inside the MRI environment, compatibility tests with several materials and mechatronic devices are reported. Results of these experiments are analyzed in order to evaluate artefacts caused by the presence and actuation of the devices.

JF - Proceedings of the EuroHaptics 2004 (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany June 5-7, 2004) ER -