Ultrasound feedback for diagnosis and rehabilitation in neurological disease

In neuromuscular disease, such as spinal cord injury (SCI), small changes in muscle function due to natural recovery, plasticity, or rehabilitation, can indicate the potential for improved regeneration. Sensitive diagnostic tests are needed to detect small motor changes which are currently undetectable with traditional clinical grading and other techniques such as electromyography. Real-time analysis of ultrasound muscle imaging has the potential to resolve changes in muscle control not revealed by other methods. In addition, real-time feedback can result in improvements in rehabilitation outcome. The research in this project will contribute to the development of realtime ultrasound analysis, as a potential gold standard, to resolve changes in muscle control not revealed by other methods.