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Ultrahigh field magnetic resonance imaging (UHF MRI) has become an indispensable tool for human brain imaging, offering excellent diagnostic accuracy while avoiding the risks associated with invasive modalities. When the radiofrequency…

Optics · Physics 2024-09-10 Gyoungsub Yoon , Sunkyu Yu , Jongho Lee , Namkyoo Park

We present the prototype module of our extendible and robust multichannel SQUID magnetometer system. A multi-module arrangement can be implemented by using up to 7 modules. It is intended for high-precision measurements of biomagnetism and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-08-29 Jan-Hendrik Storm , Dietmar Drung , Martin Burghoff , Rainer Körber

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is an important noninvasive, nonhazardous technology for functional brain mapping, measuring the magnetic fields due to the intracellular neuronal current flow in the brain. However, most often, the inherent…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-03-20 A. Ukil

Developments in metamaterials and related structures such as metasurfaces have opened up new possibilities in designing materials and devices with unique properties. The main progress related to electromagnetic waves applications was done…

Medical Physics · Physics 2016-12-13 Rita Schmidt , Alexey Slobozhanyuk , Pavel Belov , Andrew Webb

With a hybrid MEG--MRI device that uses the same sensors for both modalities, the co-registration of MRI and MEG data can be replaced by an automatic calibration step. Based on the highly accurate signal model of ultra-low-field (ULF) MRI,…

Medical Physics · Physics 2019-06-04 Antti J. Mäkinen , Koos C. J. Zevenhoven , Risto J. Ilmoniemi

Both functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI and sMRI) are widely used for the diagnosis of mental disorder. However, combining complementary information from these two modalities is challenging due to their…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-02 Ziyu Zhou , Anton Orlichenko , Gang Qu , Zening Fu , Vince D Calhoun , Zhengming Ding , Yu-Ping Wang

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is universally acknowledged as an excellent tool to extract detailed spatial information with minimally invasive measurements. Efforts toward ultra-low-field (ULF) MRI are made to simplify the scanners and…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-10-28 Giuseppe Bevilacqua , Valerio Biancalana , Yordanka Dancheva , Antonio Vigilante

Magnetoencephalography using optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG) is gaining significant traction as a neuroimaging tool, with the potential for improved performance and practicality compared to conventional instrumentation. However,…

The advent of scalp magnetoencephalography (MEG) based on optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) may represent a step change in the field of human electrophysiology. Compared to cryogenic MEG based on superconducting quantum interference…

Medical Physics · Physics 2023-03-07 Vincent Wens

Hand gesture recognition based on biosignals has shown strong potential for developing intuitive human-machine interaction strategies that closely mimic natural human behavior. In particular, sensor fusion approaches have gained attention…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-20 Giusy Spacone , Sebastian Frey , Mattia Orlandi , Pierangelo Maria Rapa , Victor Kartsch , Simone Benatti , Luca Benini , Andrea Cossettini

This paper presents the novel Dual Stream Graph-Transformer Fusion (DS-GTF) architecture designed specifically for classifying task-based Magnetoencephalography (MEG) data. In the spatial stream, inputs are initially represented as graphs,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-11 Lucas Goene , Siamak Mehrkanoon

Ultra-Low Field (ULF) MRI scanners offer a portable and cost-effective alternative to conventional MRI systems, but require careful calibration to compensate for reduced magnetic field strength and signal quality. In this paper, we present…

Medical Physics · Physics 2025-05-01 Jonathan W. Morris

Magnetic fields associated with currents flowing in tissue can be measured non-invasively by means of zero-field-encoded ultra-low-field magnetic resonance imaging (ULF MRI) enabling current density imaging (CDI) and possibly conductivity…

Ultrahigh-field (UHF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), i.e., 7T MRI, provides superior anatomical details of internal brain structures owing to its enhanced signal-to-noise ratio and susceptibility-induced contrast. However, the widespread…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-14 Kwanseok Oh , Jieun Lee , Da-Woon Heo , Dinggang Shen , Heung-Il Suk

In this paper, we analyze spatial sampling of electro- (EEG) magnetoencephalography (MEG), where the electric or magnetic field is typically sampled on a curved surface such as the scalp. Using simulated measurements, we study the…

Ultra-high field MRI offers unprecedented detail for non-invasive visualization of the human brain. However, brain imaging is challenging at 7T due to the B$_1^+$ field inhomogeneity, which results in signal intensity drops in temporal…

Medical Physics · Physics 2024-03-13 Vladislav Koloskov , Wyger Brink , Andrew Webb , Alena Shchelokova

A Magnetoencephalography (MEG) time-series recording consists of multi-channel signals collected by superconducting sensors, with each signal's intensity reflecting magnetic field changes over time at the sensor location. Automating…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-22 Hanyang Dong , Shurong Sheng , Xiongfei Wang , Jiahong Gao , Yi Sun , Wanli Yang , Kuntao Xiao , Pengfei Teng , Guoming Luan , Zhao Lv

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a noninvasive method for measuring magnetic flux signals caused by brain activity using sensor arrays located on or above the scalp. A common strategy for monitoring brain activity is to place sensors on a…

Medical Physics · Physics 2022-05-24 Wan-Jin Yeo , Samu Taulu , J. Nathan Kutz

Low-field (LF) MRI scanners have the power to revolutionize medical imaging by providing a portable and cheaper alternative to high-field MRI scanners. However, such scanners are usually significantly noisier and lower quality than their…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-29 Aryan Kalluvila , Neha Koonjoo , Danyal Bhutto , Marcio Rockenbach , Matthew S. Rosen

Despite its versatility and high chemical specificity, conventional NMR spectroscopy is limited in measurement throughput due to the need for high-homogeneity magnetic fields, necessitating sequential sample analysis, and bulky devices.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-07-02 Blake Andrews , Matthew Lai , Zhen Wang , Norihisa Kato , Michael Tayler , Emanuel Druga , Ashok Ajoy