Q-Sense fMRI - a Previous Product
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Q-Sense fMRI is no longer available.
Medoc’s new TSA2 provides a platform for different applications and thermode types. The TSA2 enables use of two thermodes at once (excluding CHEPS) both outside and in the MRI scanner, as was pioneered by the Q-Sense CPM system.
TSA2 can also be equipped with a CHEPS fMRI thermode for ultra-fast stimulations in the MR environment.
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Are you interested in working with outside of the scanner?
The Q-Sense, TSA2Air, and TSA2 may very well match your needs!
Portable and easy-to-use air-cooled fMRI thermal stimulator for pain imaging protocols
The Need
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become a valuable tool for objectively quantifying cerebral responses to pain intensity, advancing our knowledge of how pain affects brain structure and activity.
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Based on the portable and versatile Q-sense device, the Q-sense fMRI System allowed pain stimulation in the fMRI environment.​
The Benefits
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Plug-and-play setup in the MRI scanner suite
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3 and 7 Tesla compatible
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Validation tests demonstrated no imaging artifact
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Versatile programming of stimulation parameters, precise and accurate results recording
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Was available in both single and dual fMRI thermode models, with the latter facilitating simultaneous or sequential stimulation at two different body sites
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The Technology
Q-Sense fMRI thermodes were non-ferrous and incorporated airflow for system temperature control,
a new technology requiring no coolant or pump for operation.
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Validation
Evaluation of the Q-Sense fMRI System as an MR Conditional device was subjected to testing at the Erwin L. Hahn Institute at Essen, Germany – which hosted one of the world’s few 7T MRI scanners at the time of testing. Validation runs on both 7T and 3T MRI scanners.
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No Artifact
The Q-Sense fMRI System passed the MRI scanner manufacturer QA testing and functional imaging test runs, showing no imaging artifacts or detectable electromagnetic interference noise.
Download Q-Sense fMRI brochure
White Paper: Q-Sense fMRI in the MRI environment
Q-Sense fMRI technical specs