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ArticleNeuroImage2018

A bi-planar coil system for nulling background magnetic fields in scalp mounted magnetoencephalography.

Niall Holmes, James Leggett, Elena Boto, Gillian Roberts, Ryan M Hill, Tim M Tierney, Vishal Shah, Gareth R Barnes, Matthew J Brookes, Richard Bowtell

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Article in NeuroImage, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

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71citing papers in PubMed
10.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 258 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Niall HolmesSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
James LeggettSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Elena BotoSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Gillian RobertsSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Ryan M HillSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Tim M TierneyWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, Institute of Neurology, University College London, 12 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR, UK.
Vishal ShahQuSpin Inc., 331 South 104th Street, Suite 130, Louisville, CO 80027, USA.
Gareth R BarnesWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, Institute of Neurology, University College London, 12 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR, UK.
Matthew J BrookesSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Richard BowtellSir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. Electronic address: richard.bowtell@nottingham.ac.uk.
University of Nottingham · GBNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GBQuSpin (United States) · USUniversity College London · GB

Funding

High-resolution Non-cryogenic Magnetoencephalography: Systems-Level IntegrationR44MH110288 · NIMH · QUSPIN · PI SHAH, VISHAL K · 2016 to 2022
$5.1M
Adjustable Helmet Array for Neonatal MagnetoencephalographyR44HD074495 · NICHD · QUSPIN · PI SHAH, VISHAL K · 2014 to 2015
$1.5M
Medical Research Council MR/K005464/1Medical Research Council MR/M006301/1Medical Research Council MR/M009122/1NICHD NIH HHS R44 HD074495NIMH NIH HHS R44 MH110288Wellcome Trust 203257/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small, commercially-available Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) can be used to construct a wearable Magnetoencephalography (MEG) system that allows large head movements to be made during recording. The small dynamic range of these sensors however means that movement in the residual static magnetic field found inside typical Magnetically Shielded Rooms (MSRs) can saturate the sensor outputs, rendering the data unusable. This problem can be ameliorated by using a set of electromagnetic coils to attenuate the spatially-varying remnant field. Here, an array of bi-planar coils, which produce an open and accessible scanning environment, was designed and constructed. The coils were designed using a harmonic minimisation method previously used for gradient coil design in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Six coils were constructed to null B

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Head MovementsMagnetoencephalographyAdultBrainElectromagnetic PhenomenaEye Movement MeasurementsHumansMagnetic FieldsScalpVisual FieldsVisual Perception

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PMID30031934
PMCPMC6150951
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