Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Devices
Open Access

Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA

Biography

Dr. Michael Spinrad is a Medical Student based out of Piscataway, New Jersey and his medical specialization is Student In An Organized Health Care Education/training Program. He practices in Piscataway, New Jersey and has the professional credentials of MD. Validation of a His Current Research Interest Includes Novel Noxious Pressure Device for Use in fMRI Pain Studies.

Publications

• Research   
  Validation of a Novel Noxious Pressure Device for Use in fMRI Pain Studies
  Author(s): Marisa DiMarzio, Michael Spinrad, Maria Hancu, Ellinor Grinde, Jamie Chang, Julia Slyer, Michael Gillogly, Julia Prusik, Julie G. Pilitsis*, Eric Fiveland and Ileana Hancu
  
  Background: Most fMRI studies on pain perception utilized thermal stimuli due to the lack of a non-metallic reliable, reproducible mechanical stimulus. We explored 2 potential MR compatible mechanical devices and validated one that induced changes on fMRI. Purpose: To validate a noxious mechanical stimulus MR compatible device in a healthy cohort and a chronic pain cohort. Further to ensure this device caused changes on fMRI compared to a pressure device. Methods: Two-healthy controls underwent fMRI scans in the presence/absence of mechanical noxious stimuli using different devices. A paradigm for administering the stimuli with the most robust responses on fMRI was developed. Reproducibility of the device was confirmed in 10 chronic pain patients and age/gender-matched healthy controls. Comparisons of patient demog.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2475-7586.19.4.138

  Abstract HTML PDF