Title :
Criteria for the optimal design of magneto-encephalography measurement system
Author :
Ferraioli, Fabrizio ; Formisano, Alessandro ; Martone, Raffaele ; Romagnuolo, Nicola
Author_Institution :
Dipt. Ingegneria dell´´Informazione, Seconda Universita di Napoli
fDate :
4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Magneto-encephalography is a promising technique for the in vivo monitoring of brain activity. The information about neural activity is reconstructed from the electrical current map of the brain, which is in turn deduced, via an inverse problem resolution, from the magnetic field map measured by superconductive quantum interference devices placed around the head. In this paper, a possible strategy to improve the detection ability of the procedure by optimally designing the representation system is proposed and discussed
Keywords :
magnetoencephalography; neurophysiology; patient monitoring; quantum interference devices; superconducting devices; brain activity monitoring; detection ability; electrical current map; inverse problem resolution; magnetic field map; magneto-encephalography measurement system; neural activity; representation system; superconductive quantum interference devices; Brain; Current measurement; Electric variables measurement; In vivo; Interference; Inverse problems; Magnetic field measurement; Monitoring; Superconducting magnets; Superconductivity; Electromagnetic modeling of biological systems; inverse problems; source identification;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.871978
