Northwestern University

Peter James Kahrilas

John Erik Pandolfino

John O'Dea

Adrian McHugh

Neelesh A Patankar

Shashank Acharya

Zhiyue Lin

Sourav Halder

Flow through tubular organs (e.g., the esophagus) is analyzed based on fluid mechanics analysis of medical images. Using computational fluid dynamics, a reduced-order model is constructed and implemented to predict flow rate and fluid pressure developed inside flexible tubular organs inside the body. As one non-limiting example, the constructed model can be applied to analyze esophageal transport using fluoroscopy image sequences to predict flow rate, pressure, esophagus wall stiffness, and active relaxation.

Analysis tool for performing patient-specific analysis of flows through flexible tubular organs

Systems, methods, and apparatus for esophageal panometry are provided. An example method includes capturing measurement data including an area and a pressure of an esophageal body via a measurement device positioned with respect to the esophageal body; generating representations of the exported measurement data; analyzing the measurement data to determine esophageal reactivity based on the area and pressure; assessing esophageal function based on the determined esophageal reactivity; and outputting an indication of esophageal function.

Systems, methods, and apparatus for esophageal panometry

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Peter James Kahrilas