Distinguished Medical Engineering Seminar- Professor Kim Butts

Thursday, February 17, 2022

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Online Event

Bringing Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation into Focus

Professor Kim Butts, Professor of Radiology and by courtesy, Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford University,

https://caltech.zoom.us/j/87381015068

High intensity transcranial focused ultrasound is being used clinically to treat motion disorders such as essential tremor. Low intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation can modulate brain activity without a temperature rise. I'll present our results in two large animal models, as well as discuss the mechanism. I'll also discuss progress to date to strengthen the robustness of studies, such as mitigating auditory confounds, imaging the focal spot with MRI, and model and/or measure the focal intensity in vivo.

Biography: Kim Butts Pauly holds a BS in Physics from Duke University and a PhD in Biophysical Sciences from the Mayo Graduate School. She is currently Professor at Stanford University with appointments in Radiology and Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, by courtesy. She is Director of the Radiological Sciences Laboratory at Stanford (rsl.stanford.edu). She is a Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)'s College of Fellows and a Distinguished Investigator at The Academy of Radiology Research.

https://med.stanford.edu/kbplab.html

Hosted by Mikhail Shapiro

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