Koushik A. Govindarajan Koushik A. Govindarajan Functional Brain Functional Brain Mapping Techniques Mapping Techniques
Dec 21, 2015
Koushik A. GovindarajanKoushik A. Govindarajan
Functional Brain Functional Brain Mapping TechniquesMapping Techniques
BackgroundBackground
From Chennai, India.From Chennai, India. Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from AC College of Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from AC College of
Engineering and Technology, India.Engineering and Technology, India. Masters in Biomedical EngineeringMasters in Biomedical Engineering
Wayne State University, Detroit.Wayne State University, Detroit. Masters Thesis topic:Masters Thesis topic:
Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injured Patients through Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Thesis Advisor: Dr. E. Mark Haacke
Thesis Committee: Dr. Randall Benson
Dr. Norman Cheng
Projects involved in:Projects involved in:
Pre-operative mapping of eloquent cortex Pre-operative mapping of eloquent cortex using fMRI in patients with Brain Lesions.using fMRI in patients with Brain Lesions.
Recent advances in MR imaging of head Recent advances in MR imaging of head trauma.trauma.
Motivation and methodsMotivation and methods
Help make functional imaging a more clinical utility.Help make functional imaging a more clinical utility. Usage of functional imaging to delineate critical regions of Usage of functional imaging to delineate critical regions of
the brain in pre-operative mapping of tumors and epilepsy.the brain in pre-operative mapping of tumors and epilepsy. We employ a battery of paradigms to localize the eloquent We employ a battery of paradigms to localize the eloquent
cortex.cortex. Each of the paradigms target specific areas of language Each of the paradigms target specific areas of language
and cognition.and cognition.
Application in TraumaApplication in Trauma
To evaluate functional To evaluate functional activity and extent of deficit activity and extent of deficit due to trauma.due to trauma.
Investigation of severity of Investigation of severity of impairment in cognition.impairment in cognition.
Goals and future directionsGoals and future directions
Increase the sensitivity and specificity of fMRI.Increase the sensitivity and specificity of fMRI. Improve the utility of fMRI in the clinical perspective.Improve the utility of fMRI in the clinical perspective.
Accomplish a multi-modality approach in Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Accomplish a multi-modality approach in Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury through MR Imaging.Injury through MR Imaging.
Improving the ability to better diagnose and predict outcomes from Improving the ability to better diagnose and predict outcomes from head trauma.head trauma.