{"id":624952,"date":"2024-06-19T15:51:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T12:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eye-tracking-vr-system-helps-children-stay-still-during-mri-scans\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T15:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T12:51:53","slug":"eye-tracking-vr-system-helps-children-stay-still-during-mri-scans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eye-tracking-vr-system-helps-children-stay-still-during-mri-scans\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eye-tracking VR system helps children stay still during MRI scans"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n A new VR system that uses eye-tracking technology<\/a> can calm children while they undergo\u00a0Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanning.<\/p>\n

Developed by researchers at King\u2019s College London, the method aims to mitigate children\u2019s tendency to move during MRI scans. by engaging them in immersive virtual reality experiences.<\/p>\n

Compared to adults, children are less likely to remain still inside the scanner, often negatively influenced<\/a> by the large size of the machine and the loud noises. As movement can disrupt the quality of the images, doctors frequently have to resort to app<\/a>roaches such as sedation or general<\/a> anaesthesia.<\/p>\n

To address this, the researchers have developed an eye-tracking technology which enables gaze-based human-computer interaction (HCI). They have integrated the technology into their MR-compatible VR system, enabling children to watch videos or play game<\/a>s sing only their eyes.<\/p>\n

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Existing gaze-based HCI systems generally need some form of adjustments or set-up steps before the start of each session. But the team\u2019s solution promises immedia<\/a>te interaction and instant user control to maximise engagement.<\/p>\n

To initiate actions like starting a game or watching a video, children simply need to hold their gaze on items on the screen. As the child interacts, the eye-tracking system updates itself, allowing for direct and continuous engagement.<\/p>\n

The researchers have successfully tested the method on 23 children aged between two and 13.<\/p>\n

As it\u2019s impossible to eliminate head movement completely, the research team plans to combine the VR system with another solution they have developed for MRIs \u2014 a tool that retrospectively performs motion correction on scans.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur approach opens new possibilities for awake [MRI] studies in young children for both clinical and research purposes,\u201d said Dr Kun Qian, lead author of the study.<\/p>\n

He added that it can potentially reduce the need for procedures such as anaesthesia, \u201cenabling a new generation\u201d of MRI-based studies of \u201cawake brain processing\u201d during childhood.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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A new VR system that uses eye-tracking technology can calm children while they undergo\u00a0Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanning. Developed by researchers at King\u2019s College London, the method aims to mitigate children\u2019s tendency to move during MRI scans. by engaging them in immersive virtual reality experiences. Compared to adults, children are less likely to remain still…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":624953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/tnw-blurple?filter_last=1&fit=1280%2C640&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F06%2FUntitled-design-83.jpg&signature=b769b523d0321bb2612c93df27e862a6","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-624952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}