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Elekta Neuromag®, magnetoencephalograph (MEG), provides both clinicians and researchers with extremely sophisticated 3-D mapping of brain activity. | | MEG is presently regarded as the most efficient method for tracking brain activity in real-time for many reasons. Compared to EEG, MEG has unique sensitivity capabilities. MEG also offers functional mapping information and measurement of brain activity in real time, unlike Computer Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI and fMRI) which only provide structural, anatomical and metabolic information. With MEG the brain is seen “in action” rather than viewed as a still image. Last, and most important is MEG’s far-superior ability to resolve millisecond temporal activity associated with the processing of information – the main task of the brain. MEG technology has been proven to be of clinical advantage for improving patient management in the evaluation of epilepsy. It is also used for pre-surgical mapping of visual, auditory, somatonsensory, and motor cortex functional areas. In brain research MEG has long been an invaluable tool, for example in areas such as memory, behavior and cognitive functions. Real-time brain mapping and monitoring is one of the most exciting developments in neuroscience today. | |
