Brainsight™ 2 TMS
Brainsight 2 draws on 10 years of experience and feedback from almost 200 customers to redefine neuronavigation incorporating more powerful tools, simpler user interface and integration with other software.The new workflow based interface within Brainsight 2 simplifies the steps needed to prepare an experiment; once tedious tasks are now automated.
Improved registration, segmenting and targeting tools yield better images in less time. When applying TMS, data can be acquired in sessions to give greater control over the management of data.
Features include:
- Real time display of coil location on the subject's images
- Image overlay (fMRI, PET and others)
- Task assistant to register individual's MRI to MNI and Talairach space
- Automatic Curvilinear reconstruction for interactive 3D view of entire cortical and cerebellar anatomy at different depths from the surface
- New workflow based user interface
- Track multiple tools simultaneously
- Interfaces with the stimulator to automate recording of TMS related data
- Available 2 channel MEP recorder
The head holder stand includes an integrated swivelling/ reclining chair.The system transforms quickly from a reclining to an upright configuration with a chin rest and a forehead rest. This permits one installation to meet the needs of different experimental designs.
The inclusion of a mobile computer trolley enables the operator to place the computer right where it is needed.
The three steps of image-guided TMS with Brainsight 2
1. Choosing the target
Brainsight 2 users choose a target by one or more of four methods:
- Visualizing the target on an anatomical MRI
- Using MNI or Talairach coordinates or by superimposing an atlas
- Identifying a functional area using fMRI or PET by superimposing it on the anatomical MRI in Brainsight 2
- Using markers and/or trajectories recorded from a previous session
Rogue Research was the inventor of Curvilinear reconstruction, a technique used to visualize the cortical ribbon typically reached by
TMS. The new fully automatic curvilinear tool interactively peels into the ribbon to reveal the underlying anatomy, fMRI peaks or atlas regions.
Brainsight 2 users can either enter MNI or Talairach coordinates, or simply click on the images to corresponding coordinates in either format. The grid tool can be quickly used to create an entire array of points or trajectories, all of which or a subset of which can be utilised in any TMS session.
2. Coil position and stimulation
Brainsight 2 utilises remote control technology for subject registration, and therefore does not require a second operator.
The comprehensive display provides the user with all the information needed to accurately and quickly place a TMS coil. Users can choose from tri-planar and oblique 2D images, 3D Curvilinear or surface display of the brain as well as the familiar "Bull's Eye" display. Brainsight 2 automatically configures the screen to a user's preferences so as to minimise wasted setting up time.
Brainsight 2 can also track multiple tools, including two coils simultaneously.
3. Recording the results
With Brainsight 2, users are able to monitor and record the location of a TMS coil and store a rich new array of information. With each TMS pulse, Brainsight 2 is able to record the Stimulator's parameters,TMS coil state (e.g. intensity, coil temperature), MEP response and, using the plug-in technology, any data that the user's laboratory equipment can provide.
The data is tagged to make it easy to manage across multiple TMS sessions and can be exported for use with other analysis tools.
For further information, queries or feedback, please contact brainsight.info@magstim.com or visit Rogue Research's website (http://www.rogue-research.com)
Please note that TMS with Magstim equipment is not an approved use in the USA.
