Mag Design and Engineering Newsletter

Spring 2009

Greetings, Mag Design and Engineering customers:  I thought it would be a good idea to occasionally distribute a newsletter that describes my company's latest MRI-compatible devices.  I will keep these newsletters short, informative and sent only a few times per year.  If you have any feedback or wish not to receive these emails, feel free to reply and let me know.  If you would like more information about any of these products, please email me, or visit http://www.magconcept.com. I hope to see you at Human Brain Mapping this year!

                                                                            --Ben Krasnow, Owner, Mag Design and Engineering

1.  Full QWERTY keyboards and numeric keypads
Mag Design has designed a system that enables full QWERTY keyboards to function in the MRI scanner. The keyboards are USB-compatible, but keep all of the USB signals outside of the magnet room. Only low-frequency signals are sent through the patch panel, thus eliminating interference with the scanner.

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2.  Pneumatic muscle stimulator
These devices use compressed air to spin an off-balance rotor. The imbalance causes the device to vibrate and provides a controllable stimulus. The device can operate from 40Hz to 125Hz depending on the air supply pressure.

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3.  Olfactometer
Mag Design has developed a 6-scent olfactometer that uses no metallic parts in the magnet room. The device can be controlled by a simple parallel port interface or other digital control source.

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4.  Digitizing tablet with custom mount

This digitizing tablet allows subjects to use a stylus to make responses while in the scanner. The size of the tablet can be customized as well as the shape and size of the mounting bracket.