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Project Number: | I01RX002751-01A2 |
Title: | Advanced MRI of Spinal Cord Injury |
Principal Investigator: | Shekar N. Kurpad |
Location: | Milwaukee, WI |
Congressional District Code: | 4 |
Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
Project Period: | April 2019 - March 2023 |
FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $223,349 |
Total Award Amount (all years): |
$893,396 |
Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Rationale and Preliminary Data: We will conduct a study of human spinal cord injury (SCI) to validate MRI biomarkers of injury severity and prognostication of outcome using a novel diffusion MRI technique developed specifically to detect axonal injury in the spinal cord. Predicting outcome from SCI has been a longstanding goal for better clinical management and aiding in the development and testing of therapies. Traditional neurological examination is not an accurate predictor of outcome, and co... |