Brainsight for TMS wComputer and EMG

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES Brainsight for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with computer and EMG STATEMENT OF WORK The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducting research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders and stroke. The NINDS mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. The Human Motor Control Section (HCMS) has a need for a Neuronavigational System for image-guided Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to carry out research studies on normal volunteers and patients with neuromuscular disorders. This equipment is part of our effort to duplicate an existing lab for the purpose of accommodating the growing number of TMS experiments being conducted in the HMCS. The specific function of this machine is to use MRI images to guide the positioning of TMS coils on a subject's head to stimulate the correct target area during an experiment. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). TMS is a non-invasive method that stimulates various parts of the brain by inducing electric currents in the tissue with the use of a magnetic coil and changing magnetic fields. Magnetic coils of various sizes and shapes are used for stimulation. The magnetic coil is rather large compared to the target area for stimulation, so the position of the coil needs to be consistent and precise. ? The requested equipment has to fulfill the following specifications: - place trackers/markers that can be seen by an infrared camera on TMS coils and the subject's head - Calibrate the distance for accuracy - Overlay images of these markers on MRI images previously obtained from the subject so the investigator can monitor the position and orientation of the TMS coil on the target area - Support multiple image file formats - DICOM, MINC, Analyze, PAR/REC, NIfTI and BrainVoyagerTM VMR and VMP - Be able to import a matrix from MINC tools or SPM - Automatic Curvilinear Reconstruction - Automatic Skin reconstruction and 3D Surface building from the region of interest (ROI) - Use voice recognition to facilitate single user operation. - Have built-in EMG (electromyography) amplifiers for MEP (motor evoked potentials) measurement during TMS experiments. The following Provisions and Clauses apply to this RFP: FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors-/Commercial Items (FEB 2012 FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999), (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: - place trackers/markers that can be seen by an infrared camera on TMS coils and the subject's head (10 points) - Calibrate the distance for accuracy (10 points) - Overlay images of these markers on MRI images previously obtained from the subject so the investigator can monitor the position and orientation of the TMS coil on the target area (10 points) - Support multiple image file formats - DICOM, MINC, Analyze, PAR/REC, NIfTI and BrainVoyagerTM VMR and VMP (10 points) - Be able to import a matrix from MINC tools or SPM(10 points) - Automatic Curvilinear Reconstruction (10 points) - Automatic Skin reconstruction and 3D Surface building from the region of interest (ROI) (10 points) - Use voice recognition to facilitate single user operation.(10 points) - Have built-in EMG (electromyography) amplifiers for MEP (motor evoked potentials) measurement during TMS experiments. 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