Glossary - Robotized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - page 171

International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN) International
board of experts in the field of clinical neurophysiology to devise and publish
general guidelines and procedures for the clinical neurophysiology community

Intervertebral foramina Channels between adjacent vertebrate that allow the
passage of nerve fibres

ISO International Organization for Standardization

Iterative Closest Point (ICP) Iterative matching algorithm that matches a

transformation between two scatter plots

Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Semiconductor that flashed depending on the

material and the current direction

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Volumetric imaging method based on the
principle of nuclear magnetic resonance

Maximum Stimulator Output (MSO) Intnesity of stimulation in relation to the
specific stimulator

Microcontroller An IC that contains a processor, program (flash) memory, I/O
functionality and a small amount of RAM and thus is a single chip computer
Motion Compensation (MC) Procedure for robotized and/or automated systems
to maintain the position in relation to the moving object

Motor Evoked Potential (MEP) Electrical potential resulting from a stimulus
which can be recorded with surface electrodes at a muscle

Motor Threshold (MT) Stimulus intensity needed for a 50 % likelihood of
muscle contraction (MEP 50 lV)
Point Cloud Library (PCL) An open software project for 2D/3D image and
point cloud processing ( http://www.pointclouds.org )

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Technique for functional 3D imaging by
measuring the distribution of radioactive marked substances in the organism

Premotor Cortex (PMC) A motor cortex region directly anterior to the primary
motor cortex

Primary Auditory Cortex (PAC) Part of the brain responsible for processing of
sound

Primary Motor Cortex (M1) Cortical brain region responsible for muscle

activation

Primary Motor Hand Area (M1-HAND) Part of M1 responsible for muscle
activation of the hand
Primary Motor Leg Area (M1-LEG) Part of M1 responsible for muscle

activation of the leg