Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Devices
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Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Biography

Dr. Janet Ronsky joined the University of Calgary in 1994 after being awarded an NSERC Women's Faculty Award. In 2004 she was awarded the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers Award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession. She was the director of the Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education from 2003 - 2009 and works closely with the Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Specialization. She became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2009. She is currently the Director of Zymetirx - Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Technology Development Centre.

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Functional MRI-Compatible Apparatus for Investigations of Brain Activity during Simulated Walking
  Author(s): Adrienne Kline*, Bradley Goodyear, Dan Pittman and Janet Ronsky
  
  Understanding brain activity during walking and imagined walking is critical for accurate design of brain computer interfaces (BCIs) for patients with limited or no mobility. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has great potential for this purpose; however, during imaging, subjects must remain in a supine position, which limits studies to simple leg movements that minimize head motion such that fMRI data are not contaminated by signal artifacts. Here, we describe the design and testing of an MR-compatible apparatus that allows subjects to perform leg movements that closely resemble the kinematics of normal walking with minimal head motion... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2475-7586.20.5.141

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