WHOLE CORTEX, 64 CHANNEL SQUID BIOMAGNETOMETER SYSTEM

被引:54
作者
Vrba, J. [1 ]
Betts, K. [1 ]
Burbank, M. [1 ]
Cheung, T. [1 ]
Fife, A. A. [1 ]
Haid, G. [1 ]
Kubik, P. R. [1 ]
Lee, S. [1 ]
McCubbin, J. [1 ]
Mckay, J. [1 ]
McKenzie, D. [1 ]
Spear, P. [1 ]
Taylor, B. [1 ]
Tillotson, M. [1 ]
Cheyne, D. [1 ,2 ]
Weinberg, H. [2 ]
机构
[1] CTF Syst Inc, 15-1750 McLean Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 1M9, Canada
[2] SFU, Brain Behav Lab, Suite 265,Discovery Pk, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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10.1109/77.233314
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper reports on the development and testing of a novel, whole cortex, 64 channel SQUID biomagnetometer system operating in an unshielded environment. The essential features of this new instrument are described including the cryogenics system, the room temperature digital electronics and signal processing capabilities. A noise cancellation scheme is incorporated which allows extraction of biomagnetic signals over the surface of the cortex while operating in the presence of large background magnetic interference. A system description and the results of preliminary magneto-encephalographic (MEG) measurements are presented.
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页码:1878 / 1882
页数:5
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