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ArticleJournal of neuroscience methods2018

The MRItab: A MR-compatible touchscreen with video-display.

Sophia Vinci-Booher, Jeffrey Sturgeon, Thomas James, Karin James

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Article in Journal of neuroscience methods, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Sophia Vinci-BooherDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, United States.
Jeffrey SturgeonDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, United States.
Thomas JamesDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, United States.
Karin JamesDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, United States. Electronic address: khjames@indiana.edu.

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Quality Assurance and Quality Control Project Management: Improving Submissions and Study Conduct in the Human Subjects Research Prior Approval ProcessUL1TR002529 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI MOE, SHARON M, WIEHE, SARAH ELIZABETH · 2018 to 2022
$27.2M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTEGRATIVE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESST32HD007475 · NICHD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI Daniel Patrick Kennedy, LINDA B. SMITH · 1995 to 2026
$9.5M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002529NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007475
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA touchscreen interface permits rich user interactions for research in many fields, but is rarely found within a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment due to difficulties adapting conventional technologies to the strong electromagnetic fields. Conventional MR-compatible video display technology uses either large-screen displays that are placed outside of the bore of the MRI itself, or projectors located beyond the participant's reach, making touch interfaces impossible. NEW

methodHere, we describe the MR-compatibility of the 'MRItab' in terms of MR safety and image quality. The MRItab adapts inexpensive off-the-shelf components with special signal-driver circuitry and shielding to bring the touchscreen interface into the MR environment, without adversely affecting MRI image quality, thereby making touch interfaces possible.

resultsOur testing demonstrated that the functioning of the MRItab was not affected by the functioning of the MRI scanner and that the MRItab did not adversely affect the image data acquired. Participants were able to interact naturally with the MRItab during MRI scanning. COMPARISON WITH OTHER METHOD (S): The MRItab is the first MR-compatible touchscreen device with video-display screen capabilities designed for use in the MRI environment. This interactive digital device is the first to allow participants to see their hands directly as they interact with a touch-sensitive display screen, resulting in high ecological validity.

conclusionsThe MRItab provides a methodological advantage for research in many fields, given the realistic human-computer interaction it supports.

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User-Computer InterfaceArtifactsBrain MappingEquipment DesignEquipment SafetyFeedback, PsychologicalHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSignal-To-Noise RatioComputer peripheralsEquipment and suppliesEquipment designfMRISensory feedback

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PMID29803918
PMCPMC12243124

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