242 – Recording ECG Data in an fMRI

This application note is concerned with the recording of real-time ECG during a fMRI investigation.

The following BIOPAC products were used for this measurement:

• MP150WSW data acquisition system with AcqKnowledge^®
• MECMRI-BIOP cable/filter set
  • ECG100C electrocardiogram amplifier module
  • LEAD108B or C electrode leads (15 cm or 30 cm)
  • EL508 radiotranslucent electrodes

Recommended reading

Thoralf Niendorf, Lukas Winter and Tobias Frauenrath (2012). Electrocardiogram in an MRI Environment: Clinical Needs, Practical Considerations, Safety Implications, Technical Solutions and Future Directions, Advances in Electrocardiograms – Methods and Analysis, PhD. Richard Millis (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-923-3, InTech, DOI: 10.5772/24340.

Associated Applications

• ECG: Cardiology - Connect up to 16 ECG input leads with MP160 system. Use automated analysis features for HRV, RSA, to classify heartbeats, identify arrhythmias, and perform ECG averaging.
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging with BIOPAC Equipment - Electrodes, electrode leads, transducers, and stimulus options for safe data acquisition in the MRI. Record biopotentials, temperature, respiration, EDA, dynamometry, blood pressure, etc.