Koushik A. Govindarajan Masters in Biomedical Engineering Wayne State University

Koushik A. GovindarajanKoushik A. Govindarajan

Functional BrainMapping TechniquesFunctional BrainMapping Techniques

BackgroundBackground

From Chennai, India.From Chennai, India.

Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from AC College ofEngineering and Technology, India.Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from AC College ofEngineering and Technology, India.

Masters in Biomedical EngineeringWayne State University, Detroit.Masters in Biomedical EngineeringWayne State University, Detroit.

Masters Thesis topic:Masters Thesis topic:

Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injured Patients through MagneticResonance 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 cortexusing fMRI in patients with Brain Lesions.Pre-operative mapping of eloquent cortexusing fMRI in patients with Brain Lesions.

Recent advances in MR imaging of headtrauma.Recent advances in MR imaging of headtrauma.

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 ofthe brain in pre-operative mapping of tumors and epilepsy.Usage of functional imaging to delineate critical regions ofthe brain in pre-operative mapping of tumors and epilepsy.

We employ a battery of paradigms to localize the eloquentcortex.We employ a battery of paradigms to localize the eloquentcortex.

Each of the paradigms target specific areas of languageand cognition.Each of the paradigms target specific areas of languageand cognition.

Results from Tumors and EpilepsyResults from Tumors and Epilepsy

Tumor

Epilepsy

Application in TraumaApplication in Trauma

To evaluate functionalactivity and extent of deficitdue to trauma.To evaluate functionalactivity and extent of deficitdue to trauma.

Investigation of severity ofimpairment in cognition.Investigation of severity ofimpairment 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 BrainInjury through MR Imaging.Accomplish a multi-modality approach in Evaluation of Traumatic BrainInjury through MR Imaging.

Improving the ability to better diagnose and predict outcomes fromhead trauma.Improving the ability to better diagnose and predict outcomes fromhead trauma.