Sandeep Kambhampati
2020
Team Members:
- Sandeep Kambhampati
Advisors:
- Nicholas Theodore, MD
- Amir Manbachi, PhD
- Youseph Yazdi, PhD
- Ian Suk
- Sarah Lee
Abstract:
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects approximately 2.5 million people worldwide. Ensuring the recurrence of blood flow to the spinal cord post-injury can greatly improve patient recovery outcomes. Doppler ultrasound has been shown to be a promising imaging modality for monitoring spinal cord blood flow post injury; however, methods to quantify perfusion in real time from ultrasound data are lacking. To this end, a perfusion quantification algorithm was developed so physicians can quickly and reliably monitor SCI blood flow using Doppler ultrasound in order to manage patient recovery.