Recurring Meeting of Cleveland Clinic Core Team
Date: November 15, 2016
Time: 2:00 PM EST
Means: In person meeting
Attendees:
- Ahmet Erdemir
- Tammy Owings
- Benjamin Landis
- Tyler Schimmoeller
- Rici Morrill
- Robb Colbrunn
- Tara Bonner
- Petri Tanska (University of Eastern Finland)
Agenda:
- Discuss immediate action items from past meetings.
- In vivo testing progress.
- Readiness for in vitro testing.
- Data analysis update.
Modeling & simulation specifications.
- Decide immediate action items for next meeting.
- Other.
Immediate Action Items:
- Ahmet
- Join Rici and Tyler in MRI session of a cadaver specimen.
- Tammy
- Continue recruiting and testing for in vivo experimentation.
- With Rici, meet Dr. Delzell to evaluate tissue boundary identification in ultrasound images.
- Rici
- Prepare specimen for MRI Wednesday morning with Tyler.
- Join Ahmet and Tyler in MRI session of a cadaver specimen.
- Continue analyzing data of in vivo experimentation.
- With Tammy, meet Dr. Delzell to evaluate tissue boundary identification in ultrasound images.
- Tyler
- Prepare specimen for MRI Wednesday morning Rici.
- Update MRI specifications page after MRI session.
- Join Rici and Ahmet in MRI session of a cadaver specimen.
- Continue preparing in vitro room for experimentation.
- Robb
- Test/debug first iteration of Optotrak integration to LINUS software.
- Ben
- Continue developing modeling specifications.
- Start exploring the use of in situ strain plugin in FEBio.
Notes:
- Discuss immediate action items from past meetings.
- All action items were related to the recurring agenda items; refer to discussions below.
- In vivo testing progress.
- A mock up test session was completed by Tammy and Ahmet. The drift in force measurements is now negligible when equipment is turned on at least 30 minutes prior. An observation was made that in certain orientations, the moment reads 0.1 Nm, while the force is minimal. It was determined that this may be from the weight of the ultrasound probe cable. It takes very little force at that distance to create a large moment due to large moment arm.
- Readiness for in vitro testing.
- The first MRI session is scheduled for tomorrow and the team previously prepared a list of desired specifications found on the imaging specifications page.
- Tyler placed an order for two computers for the in vitro testing room. He also designed and ordered parts for the mechanical testing platform to be placed in the in vitro testing room.
- The manufacturing of surgical tools are almost complete, force transducers are expected to be received soon.
- Robb completed the first iteration of the Optotrak integration software and needs a full day with the MULTIS computer to test and debug. He will work with Tammy to schedule a time.
- Data analysis update.
- Rici developed a script to summarize the thicknesses of skin, fat, and muscle for the anatomical trials for all subjects.
- Rici and Tammy will meet with Dr. Delzell from the Department of Radiology to examine the uncertainties in assignment of tissue boundaries and therefore in the thickness analysis.
Modeling & simulation specifications.
- Ben continued developing scripts for modeling, in particular mesh assembly and template model file generation.
- Ben and Ahmet discussed the availability of in situ strain plugin in FEBio. The plugin was recently distributed. It may be a good time for Ben to take a look at it to explore the possibility to use it for recovery on unloaded tissue geometry from imaging geometry that will be acquired under the action of gravity.
- Decide immediate action items for next meeting.
- See Immediate Action Items above.
- Other.
- None noted.