{"62481":{"#nid":"62481","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Utilizing Engineering Principles to Help Babies Born with \u0022Half a Heart\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbstract\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETwo in every one thousand births in the USA results in\na baby born with a single ventricle (\u201chalf a heart\u201d). The total cavopulmonary\nconnection (TCPC) is the current procedure of choice for surgical palliation of\nsingle ventricle congenital heart disease. The hemodynamics\/fluid dynamics in\nthese patients is often very complex and subjected to instabilities. To better\nunderstand the fluid dynamics and predict patient outcomes, a synergistic multi-disciplinary\napproach, involving engineering, computing and medicine, has been utilized.\nMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been used to obtain \u003Cem\u003Ein vivo\u003C\/em\u003E patient-specific anatomies and phase contrast MRI is used\nfor flow boundary conditions. Computationally, a virtual surgery tool has been\ndeveloped to simulate a series of surgical options, whose hemodynamic\nperformances are evaluated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). \u0026nbsp;Digital particle image velocimetry and energy\nloss measurements have also been employed to understand the fluid dynamics \u003Cem\u003Ein vitro, \u003C\/em\u003Ein three dimensional geometric\nmodels of single ventricle patients. The experimental results provide\nvalidation to the CFD simulations. Using this multi-disciplinary approach, the\nperformances of different patient geometries are evaluated based on their flow\ncharacteristics and hemodynamic efficiency. These findings are providing\npediatric surgeons valuable surgical planning insights into improving patient\noutcomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EContinental breakfast will be served. \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIBB Breakfast Club Seminar\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAjit Yoganathan, PhD - The Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Chair in Biomedical\nEngineering \u0026amp; Regents\u0027 Professor, Associate Chair for Research,\nWallace H. Coulter School of Biomedical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ajit Yoganathan, PhD - Georgia Institute of Technology"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2010-11-02 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:53:20","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-03-08T07:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-03-08T08:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-03-08T08:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-03-08 12:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-03-08 13:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-03-08 13:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/groups\/cfmg\/group\/home.htm","title":"Yoganathan CFM Lab"},{"url":"http:\/\/cict.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Innovative Cardiovascular Technologies"}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"11879","name":"BK Club"},{"id":"248","name":"IBB"},{"id":"6156","name":"Yoganathan"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EColly Mitchell (404) 894-5982\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}