Greetings,

I am not that familiar with bioimpedance and tetrapolar probes, but I
do have experience with NI ELVIS.  To me, it seems as if you are
looking for something with two current outputs and two voltage inputs.
If you have two constant current outputs to excite something (in your
case tissue or some other biological agent) and measure the voltage
across the resistance in question, you will be able to determin the
resistance of the material (using Ohm's Law; V = I*R).

NI ELVIS can definitely measure the two voltages using its analog
inputs or the DMM.  Unfortunately, NI ELVIS does not have the
capability to act as a constant current source, but if you have power
supply or another device to supply the current, you could definitely
use NI ELVIS and LabVIEW to acquire the voltage and compute the
resistance of the material in question (if you are not interested in
the phase angle, it seems as if you are only interested in the real
component of imedance which is resistance).

We do have devices that are capable of supplying a constant current.
For example, the PCI-6704 (linked below) has the ability to generate
currents between 0 and 20 mA.

NI PCI-6704
http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/nioc.vp?cid=10705&lang=US

Let me know if you have any additional questions or if I am not making
any sense.  Have a great day.

Regards,

Todd D.
NI Applications Engineer

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