Development of a novel method of intraoperative mapping of the brain functions by using of remote sensing technology.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21791342
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Cerebral neurosurgery
Research Institution	Tohoku University
Principal Investigator	NAGAMATSU Ken-ichi 東北大学, 大学院・医学系・研究科, 非常勤講師 (40420038)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords	脳機能マッピング / ハイパースペクトルカメラ / リモートセンシング / データマイニング / 可視化
Research Abstract	We investigated to develop a novel method of intraoperative mapping of the brain functions by using of remote sensing technology. We measured the temperature of brain surface by infrared camera intraoperatively and tried to capture slight change of the temperature evoked by brain activity. In this study period, we couldn' t define the area of activated brain with the method of remote sensing.