Development of a Complex Examination Device for QST in Medical Institutions

Yoshifumi Oyama; Masanobu Nagata; Miki Ohgushi; Mituka Hagino

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Development of a Complex Examination Device for QST in Medical Institutions

Yoshifumi Oyama, Masanobu Nagata, Miki Ohgushi, Mituka Hagino

Published in American Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 6)

Received: 30 October 2018 Accepted: 22 November 2018 Published: 16 January 2019

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Abstract

In medical institutions, the manner in which quantitative sensory testing (QST) is conducted is an issue. A complex-type inspection device has been investigated and developed for use in testing for the senses of vibration and temperature. The stimulus probe for testing the sense of temperature is configured by a Peltier element. Using the prototype of the stimulus probe, the differences in how the stimulus was felt between patients suspected of having a sensory impairment and those who are healthy were tested. Upon comparing patients and healthy subjects, it was revealed that the proportion of patients who detected the stimulus correctly was lower than that of healthy subjects at each temperature. To generate the same stimulus as a tuning fork in order to examine the sense of vibration, a sense of vibration stimulus probe that combines an electromagnetic coil and an elastic material has been devised. As a result, the prototype device was able to generate a vibration force nearly equal to the tuning fork. We are currently working on adding a new function to the temperature stimulus probe so as to allow us to measure the temperature of the tested area of subjects.

Published in	American Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajmie.20180306.12
Page(s)	112-118
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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QST, Sense of Temperature Stimulus, Sense of Vibration Stimulus, Peltier Element, Magnet Coil

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Yoshifumi Oyama, Masanobu Nagata, Miki Ohgushi, Mituka Hagino. (2019). Development of a Complex Examination Device for QST in Medical Institutions. American Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 3(6), 112-118. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajmie.20180306.12

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Yoshifumi Oyama, Masanobu Nagata, Miki Ohgushi, Mituka Hagino. Development of a Complex Examination Device for QST in Medical Institutions. Am J Mech Ind Eng. 2019;3(6):112-118. doi: 10.11648/j.ajmie.20180306.12

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Yoshifumi Oyama

Department of Human-oriented Information Systems, National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College, Koshi, Japan
Masanobu Nagata

Department of Control and Information Engineering Systems, National Institute of Technology, Kumamoto College, Koshi, Japan
Miki Ohgushi

Department of Rehabilitation, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
Mituka Hagino

Department of Rehabilitation, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan

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Yoshifumi Oyama, Masanobu Nagata, Miki Ohgushi, Mituka Hagino. (2019). Development of a Complex Examination Device for QST in Medical Institutions. American Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 3(6), 112-118. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajmie.20180306.12

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Yoshifumi Oyama; Masanobu Nagata; Miki Ohgushi; Mituka Hagino. Development of a Complex Examination Device for QST in Medical Institutions. Am. J. Mech. Ind. Eng. 2019, 3(6), 112-118. doi: 10.11648/j.ajmie.20180306.12

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Yoshifumi Oyama, Masanobu Nagata, Miki Ohgushi, Mituka Hagino. Development of a Complex Examination Device for QST in Medical Institutions. Am J Mech Ind Eng. 2019;3(6):112-118. doi: 10.11648/j.ajmie.20180306.12

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