{"id":225,"date":"2020-03-16T01:14:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T01:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2020-03-16T02:39:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T02:39:12","slug":"university-of-alabama-reu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/university-of-alabama-reu\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Alabama REU"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"225\" class=\"elementor elementor-225\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58717dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58717dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6a5433\" data-id=\"c6a5433\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65f2a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b65f2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fd99cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fd99cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aec6542\" data-id=\"aec6542\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb9bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bb9bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of Alabama Research Experience for Undergraduates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5754ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5754ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #b31515\"><a style=\"color: #b31515;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/reu.eng.ua.edu\/programs\/engineering-sensors-systems-signal-processing-speech-pathology\/\">Application Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-826e3de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"826e3de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2b5940\" data-id=\"c2b5940\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59eee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f59eee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f27a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f27a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #b31515\"><strong>Duration: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">May 13th, 2020 &#8211; July 22nd, 2020 (10 weeks)<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #b31515\"><strong>Department:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Department of Communicative Disorders<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #b31515\"><strong>Faculty Mentors: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dr. Gan and Dr. Gosa<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #b31515\"><strong>Project:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Image Analysis to Identify Features from Videofluroscopy during Pediatric Dysphagia\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e626a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e626a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88e31c8\" data-id=\"88e31c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581a099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"581a099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3672a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3672a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"image-analysis-identify-features-videofluroscopy-pediatric-dysphagia\" style=\"font-family: Lato, 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-weight: 400;line-height: 1.1;color: #5c5f68;margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 15px;font-size: 24px;letter-spacing: normal\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Image Analysis to Identify Features from Videofluroscopy during Pediatric Dysphagia<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p><strong><span style=\"color: #b31515\">Background: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">When infants present with swallowing difficulties, referred to as dysphagia, it is necessary to determine if airway compromise is a component of their feeding difficulties. Assessment for dysphagia can be accomplished using imaging instrumentation technology including: videofluroscopic swallow study (VFSS), fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation, ultrasonography, manometry, scintigraphy, and cervical auscultation. The most common instrumental assessment for dynamic assessment of oropharyngeal swallowing function in pediatric patients is VFSS. VFSS uses x-ray imaging to visualize what is occurring internally during swallowing events.\u00a0 Clinicians look for abnormalities in the oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal phases of swallowing function during recorded events, commenting on: bolus extraction, formation, and propulsion, spillover prior to the swallow, oral residue, oral transit time, timing of pharyngeal swallow initiation, strength of pharyngeal swallow, pharyngeal residue, presence of laryngeal penetration, aspiration, or nasopharyngeal backflow, pharyngeal transit time, opening of cricopharyngeal sphincter, clearance of bolus through cervical esophagus, retrograde movement through cervical esophagus to pyriform sinuses.\u00a0 Currently, to identify these features, clinicians must participate in frame-by-frame analysis which is labor intensive, time consuming, and not-realistic in a clinical setting where multiple VFSS are completed each day.\u00a0 However, there are currently no available imaging processing tools to automate these tasks for clinicians, providing the motivation for this project (University of Alabama REU).<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #b31515\">REU Participants Role:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Students will be trained on the swalling and clinical feautures observed during VFSS and image processing techniques. Using existing VFSS video data, the students will investigate methods to extract clinically relevant features from imaging data, applying machine learning techniques towards the goal of automated and reliable identification and detection of airway compromise characteristics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Alabama Research Experience for Undergraduates Application Link The Program Duration: May 13th, 2020 &#8211; July 22nd, 2020 (10 weeks) Department:&nbsp;Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Department of Communicative Disorders Faculty Mentors: Dr. Gan and Dr. Gosa Project:&nbsp;Image Analysis to Identify Features from Videofluroscopy during Pediatric Dysphagia&nbsp; &nbsp; The Project Image Analysis to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/university-of-alabama-reu\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">University of Alabama REU<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pagebuilder-full-width.php","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_crdt_document":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"full-width","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"on","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239,"href":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225\/revisions\/239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.sccs.swarthmore.edu\/imamansilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}