Four-channel current switching device to enable multi-electrode magnetic resonance current density imaging

Noah J. Bos, Munish Chauhan, Rosalind J. Sadleir, Alistair McEwan, Atul S. Minhas*

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Abstract

Neurostimulation with multiple scalp electrodes has shown enhanced effects in recent studies. However, visualizations of stimulation-induced internal current distributions in brain is only possible through simulated current distributions obtained from computer model of human head. While magnetic resonance current density imaging (MRCDI) has a potential for direct in-vivo measurement of currents induced in brain with multi-electrode stimulation, existing MRCDI methods are only developed for two-electrode neurostimulation. A major bottleneck is the lack of a current switching device which is typically used to convert the DC current of neurostimulation devices into user-defined waveforms of positive and negative polarity with delays between them. In this work, we present a design of a four-electrode current switching device to enable simultaneous switching of current flowing through multiple scalp electrodes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages4068-4071
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728111797, 9781728111780
ISBN (Print)9781728111803
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event43rd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2021 - Virtual, Mexico
Duration: 1 Nov 20215 Nov 2021

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)2375-7477
ISSN (Electronic)2694-0604

Conference

Conference43rd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2021
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityVirtual
Period1/11/215/11/21

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