https://ciis.lcsr.jhu.edu/ 2026-06-04T01:03:14+00:00 https://ciis.lcsr.jhu.edu/ https://ciis.lcsr.jhu.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2019-08-07T16:01:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://ciis.lcsr.jhu.edu/doku.php?id=courses:446:2013:446-2013-1:ultrasound_imaging_of_brain_shunts&rev=1565193695&do=diff Ultrasound Imaging of Brain Shunts Last updated: 6/05/2013 16:09pm Summary The most common treatment for hydrocephalus is to place a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt to divert excess CSF to a re-absorbtion site and regulate the intracranial pressure. However, CSF shunts have an unacceptably high incidence of occlusions from in-grown tissues. Our project is to explore ultrasound imaging, together with photoelectric excitation to image the occlusions and brain shunts, so a system of minimally in…