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Functional ultrasound imaging provides real-time feedback during spinal surgery

25 Mar 2024 Tami Freeman
Vasileios Christopoulos of UC Riverside
Optimizing pain relief Vasileios Christopoulos, assistant professor of bioengineering at UC Riverside, helped develop functional ultrasound imaging technology to image spinal cord activity. The technique will enable clinicians performing electrical stimulation treatment for back pain to see the effectiveness of the treatments in real time. (Courtesy: Stan Lim/UCR)
Damage to the spinal cord, whether by injury or disease, can have devastating impacts on health, inc

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