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Abstract #5131

OpenForce MR: A Low-Cost Open-Source MR-Compatible Force Sensor

Francesco Santini1,2, Oliver Bieri1,2, and Xeni Deligianni1,2

1Radiological Physics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

This work presents an open design for a low-cost (100 USD) MR-compatible force sensor to be used in the context of dynamic muscle MRI/MRS. The sensor is both based on commercial nonmagnetic components and custom manufactured parts. The electronics is realized using Arduino and a prototype software interface is presented. The sensor is calibrated using a commercial dynamometer and shows good linearity in the sensitivity. The setup is proven to function in an MR environment without disturbing the signal acquisition.

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