A device for detecting spatial differences in fluid level changes in a tissue of a patient may include a support structure for securing the device to a body part of the patient, a processing element operably connected to the support structure, a wireless networking interface operably connected to the support structure and in communication with the processing element and an external computing device via a network, a first transmission module operably connected to the support structure and in communication with the processing element, a second transmission module and a third transmission module operably connected to the support structure and in communication with the processing element. When activated, the first transmission module transmits a first time varying magnetic field through the tissue of the patient. The second and third transmission modules, which are spatially separated from one another, receive first and second versions, respectively, of the first time varying magnetic field.

Systems and methods for diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) using machine learning are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving, on at least one processor, data, comprising one or more Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) from a human subject; preprocessing the one or more MRIs; applying one or more Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to perform image analysis of the one or more MRIs; applying one or more Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to augment a dataset of artificial scans for classification training; outputting, using the at least one processor, a classification based on the one or more MRI images a diagnosis of the subject for PD.

A vital sign monitoring device (10) includes a radio frequency (RF) loop coil (12) that is resonant at both a low frequency and a high frequency that is different from and higher than the low frequency. An annular Faraday shield (18) is arranged to shield the RF loop coil. An oscillator circuit (22) is connected to the both lower and higher oscillation frequency determining RF loop. Readout electronics (24) are connected to measure an electrical response of the RF loop coil energized by the voltage source at both the low frequency and the high frequency and to: extract at least one signal component of the electrical response at the low frequency; extract at least one signal component of the electrical response at the high frequency; and generate vital sign data using both the at least one signal component of the electrical response at the low frequency and the at least one signal component of the electrical response at the high frequency.

A single volume soft sensor capable of sensing real-time continuous contact and stretching. A low-cost and an easy method to fabricate such piezoresistive elastomer-based soft sensors for instant interactions is also provided. An electrical impedance tomography (EIT) technique is employed to estimate changes of resistance distribution on the sensor caused by fingertip contact. To compensate for the rebound elasticity of the elastomer and achieve real-time contact sensing, an adaptive baseline update for EIT is utilized. The baseline updates are triggered by fingertip contact and movement detections.

A magnetic inductance tomography (MIT) device for imaging a tissue of a patient can include multiple coils, electronic circuitry, and one or more processors. The electronic circuitry can separately energize individual coils of the multiple coils to generate magnetic fields perturbed by the tissue. The one or more processors can receive MIT signals responsive to the magnetic fields perturbed by the tissue and process the MIT signals to generate an MIT image. The MIT signals can include a first MIT signal generated by a first coil of the multiple coils and a second MIT signal generated by a second coil of the multiple coils. The first MIT signal can be indicative of a characteristic of the tissue at a different depth in the tissue from a surface of the tissue than the second MIT signal.

The present invention provides methods for evaluating the effects of transcranial neurostimulation, including techniques for sham stimulation to provide effective subject and/or operator blinding.

A pen like device for contactless imaging of the electrical conductivity of a target tissue during a surgery to different between cancerous cells and normal cells. The device operation is based on the principal of conductivity imaging by a magnetic induction. The device has a cylindrical transmitter coil and two receiver coils that are wound on a cylindrical rod of an electrically insulating material. The measured contactless conductivity through a non-electrically conductive wall of the device's body is displayed on a rotatable screen to help surgeons to make immediate decisions during a surgery.

A phase compensation circuit includes a phase difference voltage detection module configured to process an inputted detection signal and an inputted reference signal, calculate a magnitude ratio or a phase difference of the processed detection signal and reference signal, and then output a first phase difference voltage signal according to the amplitude ratio or the phase difference. A compensation voltage adjustment module is configured to collect an ambient temperature parameter, determine a first compensation voltage corresponding to the ambient temperature parameter according to a corresponding relationship between a preset temperature parameter and a compensation voltage, perform voltage division on a voltage value inputted from a voltage input terminal according to the first compensation voltage, and output a compensation voltage signal; and a A compensation module is configured to compensate for the first phase difference voltage signal according to the compensation voltage signal and output a second phase difference voltage signal.

Aspects of the present disclosure generally pertain to a magnetic field sensor with flex coupling structures. Aspects of the present disclosure are more specifically directed toward Nanoscale Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (nanoSQUIDs) with very low white flux noise characteristics can be fashioned into very sensitive magnetic field sensors by using external structures to increase the amount of flux that passes through the nanoSQUID aperture. Aspects of the present disclosure are also directed toward a magnetic flux pickup that can be coupled to a SQUID or nanoSQUID and incorporates an input coil made of a superconducting tape, which may be embodied in an electronic device for sensing magnetic fields, or more specifically an application specific electronic device for sensing a sensed property such as for geophysical sensing or biomedical imaging.

A mounting element (8) for releasably receiving a sensor (18) for transferring and/or receiving electrical currents and/or signals relating to a body of an organism, comprising a mounting element base (9) having a receiving space (17) for receiving the sensor (18), the receiving space (17) comprising a floor (19), a wall (16) disposed on the floor (19) and disposed on at least three sides, an opening (20) formed by at least one tab (21, 22), at least one clip closure (23, 24), and further comprising a cover (10) for the mounting element base (9), an at least three-sided wall being disposed on the inner side (11) thereof, the end face (30) thereof being implemented for contacting the end face (41) of the wall (16), wherein at least one counterpart (28, 29) to the at least one clip closure (23, 24) is disposed on the wall (27), and the mounting element base (9) and the cover (10) are connected to each other by a connecting element (13) such that the cover (10) is displaceable relative to the mounting element base (9), and the mounting element base (9) and the cover (10) are therefore lockable to each other by means of the at least one clip closure (23, 24) and the at least one counterpart (28, 29) and can also be opened again.