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Monitoring the injured spinal cord Cheung, Amanda

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Amanda Cheung, a UBC 3MT Semi-Finalist, presents their research on a non-invasive sensor they developed using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, or NIRS, to monitor oxygen levels in spinal cord tissues in real time. They hope, with further testing, this new technology will be a tool to help doctors better treat spinal cord injury. Amanda Cheung is completing their PhD in Neuroscience under the supervision of Dr. Brian Kwon and Dr. Babak Shadgan.

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Monitoring the injured spinal cord
Creator
Cheung, Amanda
Date Issued
2021-04-20
Description
Amanda Cheung, a UBC 3MT Semi-Finalist, presents their research on a non-invasive sensor they developed using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, or NIRS, to monitor oxygen levels in spinal cord tissues in real time. They hope, with further testing, this new technology will be a tool to help doctors better treat spinal cord injury. Amanda Cheung is completing their PhD in Neuroscience under the supervision of Dr. Brian Kwon and Dr. Babak Shadgan.
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Other
Type
Text; Moving Image
Language
eng
Series
Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Date Available
2022-04-20
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0398331
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78607
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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