Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Robotic Assistant: towards a fully automated stimulation session

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Beitragende

  • Ioannis Xygonakis - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)
  • Riccardo Seganfreddo - , Technische Universität München, Università di Bologna (Autor:in)
  • Mazin Hamad - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)
  • Samuel Schneider - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)
  • Axel Schroder - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)
  • Sandro M. Krieg - , Technische Universität München, Universität Heidelberg (Autor:in)
  • Bernhard Meyer - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)
  • Lorenzo Chiari - , Università di Bologna (Autor:in)
  • Melissa Zavaglia - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)
  • Sami Haddadin - , Technische Universität München, Technische Universität Dresden, Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (CeTI) (Autor:in)

Abstract

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive method for brain stimulation, commonly employed in depression treatment and pre-operative planning. With an average session duration of 30 minutes, the manual handling and positioning of the TMS coil during the treatment may become strenuous for the operator. Robotized TMS systems can help automate the overall process. Our study introduces the TMS Robotic Assistant (TMS-RA) as an end-to-end system integrated with a commercial navigated TMS. TMS-RA utilizes online calibration, eliminating additional calibration steps needed before each TMS session. Furthermore, it can be adapted for use with mobile-based nTMS systems commonly found in clinics. We have implemented an error-compensation scheme to mitigate positioning errors, effectively constraining both position and orientation errors to final mean values of 1.18 mm and $0.57°}$. Comparing our system with a highly experienced medical expert, it is more precise and has significantly lower orientation errors, with a $3°}$ difference, while the position errors were slightly worse but remained comparable.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024
Herausgeber (Verlag)IEEE Computer Society
Seiten1401-1408
Seitenumfang8
ISBN (elektronisch)9798350386523
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheIEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob)
ISSN2155-1774

Konferenz

Titel10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
Kurztitel BioRob 2024
Veranstaltungsnummer10
Dauer1 - 4 September 2024
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OrtUniversität Heidelberg
StadtHeidelberg
LandDeutschland

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