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NIH Clinical Center Functional and Applied Biomechanics (FAB) Section

Director: Diane Damiano, PhD
Email: damianod@cc.nih.gov
Phone: 301-451-7544

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NIH Clinical Center Functional and Applied Biomechanics (FAB) Section

The Functional & Applied Biomechanics Section (FAB) is a multi-disciplinary group of scientists, staff, and trainees. FAB is charged with: evaluating patients with complex motor disabilities; providing biomechanical expertise and support to other Clinical Center protocols; conducting innovative research; establishing productive scientific collaborations with other scientists at the NIH, academic institutions, and industry, nationally and internationally; and training the next generation of rehabilitation researchers.

Contact Details
Director: Diane Damiano, PhD
Phone: 301-451-7544
Email: damianod@cc.nih.gov
Address: 10 Center Drive MSC 1604, Bethesda, MD 20892

Established Technologies

The three research arms of FAB are Neuromotor Assessment and Recovery, Virtual Functional Anatomy, and Rehabilitation Robotics. Beyond movement analysis using infrared cameras or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), FAB has expanded its expertise to areas that include state-of-the-science balance assessment, a robotics laboratory, and ultrasound. In addition, FAB has begun a program that uses brain imaging technologies (EEG and fNIRS) to assess and train motor coordination and capabilities.

Instrumentation

Motion capture Vicon MX system with ten T40 cameras (Vicon Motion Systems, Inc; Denver, CO)
Three AMTI OPT464508-2000 force plates (Advanced Medical Technology, Inc; Watertown, MA)
Split-belt instrumented treadmill (Bertec Corporation; Columbus, OH)
16 channel Trigno wireless EMG (Delsys Inc; Boston, MA)
10 channel MA300 wired EMG system Â– surface and fine wire (Motion Lab Systems, Inc; Baton Rouge, LA)
ZeroG dynamic body-weight support system (Aretech, LLC; Ashburn, VA)
SMART EquiTest and long forceplate (NeuroCom International, Inc; Clackamas, OR)
Custom virtual reality system (HeadRehab, LLC; Chicago, IL)
SonixTOUCH ultrasound machine (Ultrasonix; Richmond, B.C., Canada)
iU22 Philips ultrasound machine (Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.; Eindhoven, the Netherlands)
System 3 Biodex dynamometer (Biodex Medical Systems; Shirley, New York)
32 channel Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) system Â– noninvasive optical brain monitor (TechEn, Inc; Milford, MA)
64 channel MOVE wireless EEG system with actiCAP electrodes (Brain Products; Germany)
64 channel Mindo Coral wireless EEG system with dry electrodes (EEE Holter Technology; Taiwan)

NIH MRI Research Facility (NMRF)

Technical Director: Lalith Talagala, PhD
Email: talagala@nih.gov
Phone: 301-402-3253

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NIH MRI Research Facility (NMRF)

The NIH MRI Research Facility (NMRF) is a shared, intramural resource for human imaging studies. The NMRF is supported by all Institutes at NIH and reports to the Shared Resources Subcommittee (SRS) of the Scientific Directors. Administratively, NMRF resides within NINDS. The NMR Center Steering Committee provides the direct oversight for NMRF activities.

Contact Details
Technical Director: Lalith Talagala, PhD
Phone: 301-402-3253
Email: talagala@nih.gov
Address: BG 10 RM B1D69, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814

Established Technologies

NMRF is responsible for the following activities:

Provide intellectual, technical and material support for investigators using its imaging and computer resources.
Manage the NMR Center wide computer network.
Provide support for NMR Center Steering Committee activities

NMRF imaging resource includes a state-of-the-art 3.0 T human MRI system.

NMRF core staff consists of a Technical Director, a Program Specialist, two MRI Technologists, a Systems Administrator, Network Administrator and a program assistant.

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