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BRAIN MAPPING
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TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS)
Targeted and individualized methods are provided herein for determining specific treatment sites based on an individual patient. Embodiments described herein may use functional and/or structural connections to create brain mapping of the patient and/or control groups having the same metrics as the patient, and combinations thereof in determining target locations for stimulation treatment.
Landa A, Wang Z, Russell JA, Posner J, Duan Y, Kangarlu A, Huo Y, Fallon BA, Peterson BS.: Distinct neural circuits subserve interpersonal and non-interpersonal emotions.. Soc Neurosci. 2013;8: 474-88
Colibazzi T, Posner J, Wang Z, Gorman D, Gerber A, Yu S, Zhu H, Kangarlu A, Duan Y, Russell JA, Peterson BS.: Neural systems subserving valence and arousal during the experience of induced emotions.. Emotion 2010;10: 377-89
Liu F, Garland M, Duan Y, Stark RI, Xu D, Bansal R, Dong Z, Peterson BS, Kangarlu A.: Techniques for in utero, longitudinal MRI of fetal brain development in baboons at 3T.. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009;29: 13-22
Kangarlu A.: High-field magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroimaging Clin N America 2009;19: 113-28
Posner J, Russell JA, Gerber A, Gorman D, Colibazzi T, Yu S, Wang Z, Kangarlu A, Zhu H, Peterson BS.: The neurophysiological bases of emotion: An fMRI study of the affective circumplex using emotion-denoting words. Hum Brain Mapp. 2009;30: 883-95
Human magnetic resonance imaging at 8 T PML Robitaille, AM Abduljalil, A Kangarlu, X Zhang, Y Yu, R Burgess, … NMR in Biomedicine: An International Journal Devoted to the Development and … 1881998
We are interested in enhancing capabilities of MRI in accessing cellular level information about the structure and function of the human brain. For example, while within the cerebral cortex, sulci and gyri constitute the most identifiable anatomical landmarks, functional organization of the cortex is not yet accessible. The MRI-visible structural units within the cortex, which are function-related are the cortical areas and subcortical nuclei. The spatial resolution of MRI is sufficient to visualize these structures. The depiction of internal structure and interfaces of these units, however, requires much higher resolution. To enable MRI to characterize brain structure and function more precisely requires more technological advancement in information encoding (pulse sequences) and detection (RF coils). Our past high-resolution images indicate that the opportunity exists to enhance the sharpness of areal and nuclear borders to acquire microscopic cytoarchitectonic MRI maps in-vivo non-invasively. Considering that high susceptibility will amplify both physical representation and hemodynamic representation of microscopic vessels, we are interested in developing techniques to exploit this effect to offer more direct access to neural activity (fMRI). We are interested in using this aspect of high magnetic field to sensitize MRI to neurochemical activities.
Physics and engineering techniques are used to develop radio frequency (RF) coils to enhance the sensitivity of MRI in obtaining more accurate information from the human brain. Every MRI technique including high resolution anatomical, fMRI, DTI, spectroscopy, and perfusion are used to study the brain both in normal state and stimulated state. Minute variation in the brain of patients with psychiatric disorders as a response to our imaging techniques are analyzed to extract information about the inner structure and function of the brain. In addition, pulse sequences are developed to enable us to better detect metabolites, response to motor/sensory or cognitive tasks, and neuronal tracks.
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