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Imaging fascicular organization of rat sciatic nerves with fast neural electrical impedance tomography

Ravagli, E; Mastitskaya, S; Thompson, N; Iacoviello, F; Shearing, PR; Perkins, J; Gourine, AV; ... Holder, D; + view all (2020) Imaging fascicular organization of rat sciatic nerves with fast neural electrical impedance tomography. Nature Communications , 11 (1) , Article 6241. 10.1038/s41467-020-20127-x. Green open access

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Abstract

Imaging compound action potentials (CAPs) in peripheral nerves could help avoid side effects in neuromodulation by selective stimulation of identified fascicles. Existing methods have low resolution, limited imaging depth, or are invasive. Fast neural electrical impedance tomography (EIT) allows fascicular CAP imaging with a resolution of <200 µm, <1 ms using a non-penetrating flexible nerve cuff electrode array. Here, we validate EIT imaging in rat sciatic nerve by comparison to micro-computed tomography (microCT) and histology with fluorescent dextran tracers. With EIT, there are reproducible localized changes in tissue impedance in response to stimulation of individual fascicles (tibial, peroneal and sural). The reconstructed EIT images correspond to microCT scans and histology, with significant separation between the fascicles (p < 0.01). The mean fascicle position is identified with an accuracy of 6% of nerve diameter. This suggests fast neural EIT can reliably image the functional fascicular anatomy of the nerves and so aid selective neuromodulation.

Type: Article
Title: Imaging fascicular organization of rat sciatic nerves with fast neural electrical impedance tomography
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20127-x
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20127-x
Language: English
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Keywords: Autonomic nervous system, Biomedical engineering, Neurophysiology, Peripheral nervous system, Somatic system
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Neuro, Physiology and Pharmacology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10116767
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