SpinalCOM: Ambulatory monitoring of the Spinal Cord

Olivier Tsiakaka (1) , Mehdi Terosiet (2) , Olivier Romain (2) , H Benali (3) , V Marchand (3) , P. F. Pradat (4) , Sylvain Feruglio (1)

1 SYEL - Systèmes Electroniques
2 ASTRE [Cergy-Pontoise]
3 LIB - Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale [Paris]
4 CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière [AP-HP]

Little is known about the processes occurring after Spinal Cord (SC) damage. Whether permanent or recov-erable , those processes have not been precisely characterized . Because usual imaging techniques (MRI , Echo-Doppler ,. . .) provide only limited information on this organ , there is an unmet need for methods to assess the functional consequences of the Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) and the effect of therapeutic interventions. To meet this need , the SpinalCOM project aims to investigate a new imaging approach of the SC , through the realization of a mul-timodal communicating device for measuring the activity of the SC. A first proof of concept was validated with custom made prototypes through in vivo experiments on animals . This approach will establish locally and specifically the functional state of the SC , which will provide a breakthrough in the care and therapeutic trials in SCI .

Mots clés: Spinal Cord; NIRS Monitoring; In vivo Experiment

Domaines: Ingénierie biomédicale

Olivier Tsiakaka, Mehdi Terosiet, Olivier Romain, H Benali, V Marchand, et al.. SpinalCOM: Ambulatory monitoring of the Spinal Cord. Colloque du GDR SoC-SiP, Jun 2016, Nantes, France. ⟨hal-01337125⟩