A cross-cultural user evaluation of the prototype extremity MRI

  • Kimin Ban
  • , Eui Seung Jung
  • , Kibum Park
  • , Dasol Kwon
  • , Jinsang Park
  • , Jinho Yim
  • , Kyungjin Oh

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

    Abstract

    The proposed ergonomic design guidelines for the new extremity MRI led to the development of a prototype MRI. A cross-cultural user evaluation was conducted to guarantee the adequacy of the prototype for both Korean and Caucasian populations from 5th percentile female to over 95th percentile male potential patients. First, a scenario of MRI usage was defined from the chair setting, patient seating, scanning, and the egress of a patient. The user evaluation was done to measure participants’ local and whole body discomfort for the combinations of scanning types and durations, specifically focusing on the ingress and egress of the participant and the whole duration of scanning. The statistical analyses revealed that no significant change in discomfort was observed up to 40min of scanning duration. Since no electrical adjustments can be implemented due to magnetic interferences, it is noted that existing mechanical adjustments caused local discomfort to certain extreme population of patients in specific body postures. Thus, a set of modifications of the design was suggested in terms of supplementary supporters.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume I
    Subtitle of host publicationHealthcare Ergonomics
    EditorsSebastiano Bagnara, Yushi Fujita, Riccardo Tartaglia, Sara Albolino, Thomas Alexander
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages148-156
    Number of pages9
    ISBN (Print)9783319960975
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Jan 1
    Event20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018 - Florence, Italy
    Duration: 2018 Aug 262018 Aug 30

    Publication series

    NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
    Volume818
    ISSN (Print)2194-5357

    Other

    Other20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityFlorence
    Period18/8/2618/8/30

    Keywords

    • Anthropometry
    • Cross-cultural user evaluation
    • Extremity MRI

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Control and Systems Engineering
    • General Computer Science

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