• DocumentCode
    1119739
  • Title

    Multichannel SQUID systems for brain research

  • Author

    Ahonen, A.I. ; Hamalainen, Matti S. ; Kajola, M.J. ; Knuutila, J.E.T. ; Lounasmaa, O.V. ; Simola, J.T. ; Tesche, C.D. ; Vilkman, V.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Low Temp. Lab., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2786
  • Lastpage
    2792
  • Abstract
    Basic principles of magnetoencephalography (MEG) and neuromagnetic instrumentation are briefly reviewed. A 24-channel system based on planar gradiometer coils and DC-SQUIDs is described. Finally, MEG-experiments of human somatotopy and focal epilepsy are presented
  • Keywords
    SQUIDs; biomagnetism; brain; magnetometers; patient diagnosis; DC-SQUIDs; MEG; MEG-experiments; brain research; focal epilepsy; human somatotopy; magnetoencephalography; multichannel SQUID systems; neuromagnetic instrumentation; planar gradiometer coils; Biochemistry; Electroencephalography; Humans; Instruments; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic heads; Magnetoencephalography; Neurons; SQUIDs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.133789
  • Filename
    133789