Below are selected — Manuscripts | Book Chapters | Conference Proceedings | Conference Abstracts | Invited Talks | Presentations — by Dr. Nasser Kashou
Manuscripts
- A Proposed Brain-, Spine-, and Mental- Health Screening Methodology (NEUROSCREEN) for Healthcare Systems: Position of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Multi-Echo Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping for Strategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) Imaging. Frontiers in Neuroscience: Brain Imaging Methods.
- Post-therapy fMRI in Adults with Symptomatic Convergence Insufficiency. Optometry & Vision Science.
- Imaging of convergence insufficiency treatment effects (ICITE) pilot study: Design and methods. Vision Development & Rehabilitation.
- Utilizing functional near-infrared spectroscopy for prediction of cognitive workload in noisy work environments, Neurophotonics.
- Brain lesions among orally-fed and gastrostomy-fed dysphagic preterm Infants: Can routine qualitative or volumetric quantitative MRI predict feeding outcomes? Frontiers in Pediatrics.
- Somatic stimulation causes fronto-parietal cortical changes in neonates: an fNIRS study. Neurophotonics.
- Hand Grasping and Finger Tapping Induced Similar fNIRS Cortical Responses. Neurophotonics.
- Optode Placement Effects on fNIRS of Visual Cortex. Neurophotonics.
- Oculomotor neurocircuitry, a structural connectivity study of infantile nystagmus syndrome. PLoS One.
- Early Exposure to General Anesthetics: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study. Paediatric Anaesthesia.
- Interpolation-based super-resolution reconstruction: effects of slice thickness. Journal of Medical Imaging.
- Nonlinear neural network for hemodynamic model state and input estimation using fMRI data. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control.
- Esophageal Reflexes Modulate Fronto-Parietal Cerebral Cortical Response in Neonates: Novel Application of Concurrent fNIRS and Provocative Esophageal Manometry. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.
- Ameliorating Slice Gaps in Multislice Magnetic Resonance Images: An Interpolation Scheme. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
- Evaluation of Interpolation Effects on Up-sampling and Accuracy of Cost functions Based Optimized Automatic Image Registration. International Journal of Biomedical Imaging.
- Neural Circuit involved in Idiopathic Nystagmus Syndrome Based on fMRI. Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
- Relationship among FMRI, Contrast Sensitivity and Visual Acuity. Brain Research.
- Instruction Dependent Activation During Optokinetic Nystagmus (OKN) Stimulation: an FMRI Study at 3T. Brain Research.
- Depth sensitivity analysis of functional near-infrared spectroscopy measurement using three-dimensional Monte Carlo modelling-based magnetic resonance imaging. Lasers in Medical Science.
Book Chapters
- A Practical Guide to an fMRI Experiment, Advanced Brain Neuroimaging Topics in Health and Disease – Methods and Applications.
- Current Trends of FMRI in Vision Science: A Review, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Advanced Neuroimaging Applications.
- New window on optical brain imaging; Medical Development, Simulations and Applications, Selected Topics on Optical Fiber Technology.
Conference Proceedings
- Neurocognitive Correlates of Learning in a Visual Object Recognition Task. HCI International.
- The IncuLight: Solar-powered infant incubator, Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC).
- Spatial sensitivity of near-infrared spectroscopic brain imaging based on three-dimensional monte carlo modeling,” Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, International Conference of the IEEE.
- Etude de la sensibilité spatiale de la spectroscopie proche infrarouge (NIRS) au cerveau: simulation de Monte Carlo 3D basée IRM, Journées d’Etudes Algéro-Françaises en Imagerie Médicale JETIM.
- Using FMRI and FNIRS for localization and monitoring of visual cortex activities, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference of the IEEE.
Conference Abstracts
- Structurally Constrained Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping. ISMRM 2019.
- Imaging of Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Effects (I-CITE): an fMRI Study. Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Neuroplasticity Session. Los Angeles, CA, April 20, 2017.
- Potential of fNIRS to monitor and assess touch therapy. Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Neurophotonic and Brain Mapping Session. Los Angeles, CA, April 20, 2017.
- Assessing Neonatal Cortical and Motor Activation during Swallowing in the NICU. fNIRS 2016. Oct 13-16, 2016. Paris, France.
- Visual Task Learning of Familiar vs Non-Familiar Objects: An fMRI Study. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Geneva, Switzerland. June 26-30, 2016.
- Neural Activation during Eye Movements in Convergence Insufficiency Subjects versus Normal Controls. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. Geneva, Switzerland. June 26-30, 2016.
- Somatic stimulation causes fronto-parietal cortical changes in neonates: an fNIRS study. 13th Annual World Congress of Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. Miami, Florida. April 9, 2016.
- Hand Grasping and Finger Tapping Induced Similar Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Cortical Responses. 13th Annual World Congress of Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. Miami, Florida. April 8, 2016.
- A comparison of convergence- and divergence-related brain activation using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD). 46th Annual Meeting .St. Louis, Missouri. April 12-16, 2016.
- A Low Cost Wireless Near Infrared Spectroscopy System using Embedded Linux. 17th International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR 2015). Brazil. October 18-23, 2015.
- Kinect Accuracy in Abdominal Surface Reconstruction for Robotic Surgery. BMES Annual Meeting. Tampa. October 7-10, 2015.
- Design of a Low Cost Wireless Near Infrared Spectroscopy System using Embedded Linux. BMES Annual Meeting. Tampa. October 7-10, 2015.
- What Does Divergence Look Like In An fMRI Study of Normal Binocular Vision Subjects? Academy. New Orleans. October 7-10, 2015.
- Segmentation and Analysis of Brain MRIs of Human Premature Infants with Dysphagia are Distinct. Digestive Disease Week (DDW). Washington DC. May 16–19, 2015.
- Volumetric Analysis of Focal Epilepsy in Children. American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) Annual Meeting & Courses. Houston. Texas. February 3-8, 2015.
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Segmentation for Infantile Nystagmus. BMES Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. October 22-25, 2014.
- Effects of Somatic Stimulation on Human Neonatal Fronto-Parietal Cerebral Cortex using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Society for functional near-infrared spectroscopy (SfNIRS). Montreal. October 10-13, 2014.
- Evaluation of fNIRS for Assessment of the Visual and Motor Cortices in Adults. Society for functional near-infrared spectroscopy (SfNIRS). Montreal. October 10-13, 2014.
- Consequences of early exposure to general anesthetics on brain functions: A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Winter Meeting, March, 2014. Lauderdale, FL.
- Novel Esophago-Cortical Responses in Unsedated Human Neonates discovered upon Concurrent Provocative Manometry and Functional Near-Infared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). Digestive Disease Week 2013, A-1602121
- Solar powered incubator. Competition. Houston Texas Global Health Technologies Design Competition Rice University April 5, 2013.
- Evaluating the Accuracy of Interpolation Techniques on 3D MR Images; Pre-Processing Step to Super Resolution Reconstruction, BMES Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2012.
- FMRI in Children with and without a History of Early Exposure to General Anesthetics. Human Brain Mapping 2011.
- Tractography of Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome. ARVO 2011.
- FMRI in Children with and without a History of Early Exposure to General Anesthetics. ASFNR 5th Annual Meeting 2011.
- Axial, Sagittal, and Coronal FMRI Imaging. ASFNR 5th Annual Meeting 2011.
- Pontine and Midbrain Echogenicity Explained: In Vivo and Ex Vivo US Anisotropy with MRI Diffusion Tensor Tractography Correlation. The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) 2011.
- Brain-Behavior relationships in Infants Born Preterm. Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) and Asian Society for Pediatric Research (ASPR) 2011.
- White Matter Analysis of Idiopathic Nystagmus Syndrome. Human Brain Mapping 2009.
- Neural Circuit involved in Idiopathic Nystagmus Syndrome Based on fMRI. ARVO 2009.
- Functional Near Infrared (fNIR) for Assessment of Pediatric Vision. AAPOS 2008.
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) of Saccade vs Pursuit at 3T. ARVO 2007, Paper Presentation.
- Comparison of axial, sagital, and coronal imaging for simple finger tapping experiment: an FMRI case study. Human Brain Mapping 2007, Poster.
- Design of a near infrared sensor head for non-invasive detection of visual cortex activities. BMES 2007 Annual Meeting.
- Development of a non-invasive functional tool to assess vision and visual potential in preverbal children. BioOhio 2007. Best Commercial Potential Award.
- Cerebellar activation during fusional convergence: an FMRI study. Human Brain Mapping 2006, Poster.
- Non-Invasive, Real Time Monitoring of Event-Related Optical Signal (EROS) and Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) During Visual Stimulation. ARVO 2006, Paper Presentation.
- FMRI on Look vs Stare Optokinetic Nystagmus (OKN). ARVO 2006, Paper Presentation.
Invited Talks
- Brain Computer Interface with Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). 19th Annual World Congress of Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT). Brain, Spine and Mental Disorders. March 13, 2022.
- Medical Image Registration in Mixed Reality (MR). 19th Annual World Congress of Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT). Brain, Spine and Mental Disorders. March 13, 2022.
- Functional and Structural MRI for Surgical Planning in Epilepsy. 19th Annual World Congress of Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT). Brain, Spine and Mental Disorders. March 11, 2022.
- Cortical Brain Mapping using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). G20-Neuroscience20 Brain-Spine-Mental-Health. Oct. 30th -31st 2021 Rome – Italy (Virtual).
- Health Informatics: Program Development, Leadership & Global Health. NSU Florida. July 23, 2021
- The Role of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) in Neural Engineering. 17th/18th Annual World Congress of Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT). Brain, Spine and Mental Disorders. July 8th – July 11th
- Brain Imaging: Medical Engineering & Clinical Applications. Zenith Academy. Oct. 15th 2020.
- Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Brain Applications & Medical Engineering. Acibadem University. Oct. 13th
- The Role of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) & Neuroimaging for Therapy. Neuroimaging of speech, language, and music. OSU. March 16, 2020.
- Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Human Brain Imaging Series: Lecture 2. KAUST. April 28, 2018.
- Introduction to Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). Human Brain Imaging Series: Lecture 1. KAUST. April 26, 2018.
- Introduction to Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). Neuroimaging Seminar. OSU. March 8, 2018.
- The Role of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) & Neuroimaging for Therapy. UoG. Jan. 15, 2018.
- Filtered Back-Projection for Computed Tomography. UoG. Jan. 15, 2018.
- The Role of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) in Neural Engineering. FIT. Nov. 13, 2017.
- FNIRS and Holistic Brain Therapy. HAL International memorial Conference 2nd in conjunction with 29th International Congress of Pediatrics. October 27, 2017.
- Global NIRS. 1st Mexican Symposium on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Neuroimaging (MexNIRS), Cholula, Puebla, México, October 20-21 2017.
- Therapeutic Assessment and Monitoring: Potential of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). fNIRS Seminar Series OSU. September 14, 2017.
- Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS): Therapeutic Brain Monitoring. Brain Health Alliance Virtual Institute (BHAVI) Summer 2017 Education Program. August 21, 2017.
- Potential of fNIRS to monitor and assess touch therapy. Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Neurophotonic and Brain Mapping Session. Los Angeles, CA, April 20, 2017.
- Imaging of Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Effects (I-CITE): an fMRI Study. Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), Neuroplasticity Session. Los Angeles, CA, April 20, 2017.
- Non-Invasive Functional & Structural MRI: A Multidisciplinary Approach. HAL International memorial Conference 1st in conjunction with 28th International Congress of Pediatrics. October 21, 2016.
- Non-Invasive Functional & Structural MRI: Recommended Considerations. Brain Health Alliance Virtual Institute (BHAVI) Summer 2016 Education Program. August 23, 2016.
- Somatic stimulation causes fronto-parietal cortical changes in neonates: an fNIRS study. SBMT Young Investigator Award (YIA). Miami, Florida. April 9, 2016.
- Hand Grasping and Finger Tapping Induced Similar Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Cortical Responses. SBMT Neuro-Photonics. Miami, Florida. April 8, 2016.
- A Multidisciplinary Approach to Brain Imaging: Recommended Considerations. Medpace. Cincinnati, Ohio. February 24, 2016.
- A Multidisciplinary Approach to Brain Imaging: Recommended Considerations. Brain Health Alliance Virtual Institute (BHAVI) Summer 2015 Education Program. August 18, 2015.
- Cautionary Tales: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Brain Imaging. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Jadcherla Lab. Columbus, Ohio. August 6, 2015.
- Non-Invasive Functional & Structural Neuroimaging: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. AHEAD. July 15, 2015.
- Non-Invasive Functional & Structural Neuroimaging: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. Engineers Club. July 14, 2015.
- Non-Invasive Functional & Structural Neuroimaging: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. 2015 Neuroscience Symposium. Perkins & Will. May 19, 2015.
- Utilizing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to Understand Eye Movements. Annual Meeting of Project Lead the Way. November 20, 2014.
- Neuroimaging in Pediatrics: Dysphagia Protocol. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Jadcherla Lab. Columbus, Ohio. October 25, 2013.
- Neuroimaging for Pediatric Population: Oculomotor Function. Frontiers in Pediatric Research. Sept. 20, 2013.
- Neuroimaging Research Applications using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with Focus on Oculomotor Function. Undergraduate Engineering Seminar. September 19, 2013.
- Can Neuroimaging Aid in Understanding Nystagmus? RHCP Branch Call Tech Talk. September 18, 2013.
- Can Neuroimaging Aid in Understanding Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome? 3rd International Nystagmus Research Workshop. September 5-7, 2013 Cosener’s, Abingdon, England.
- Biomedical Imaging. Learning Community Seminar. September 12, 2012.
- Medical X-Ray Machine Operator Didactic Course. July 5-6, 2012.
- Neuroimaging Research Applications using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with Focus on Oculomotor Function. Undergraduate Engineering Seminar. May 1, 2012.
- Medical X-Ray Machine Operator Didactic Course. March 12-14, 2012.
- Neuroimaging Research Applications using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with Focus on Oculomotor Function. PhD Research Seminar Series. March 9, 2012.
- Clinical Neuroimaging. ACMS Seminar at KAUST. May 29, 2011.
- The use of DSP/COMM in the Medical Field. IEEE Lecture Series: Communications and DSP. The Ohio State University. November 22, 2010.
- Current Studies in FMRI and Eye Movements. Vision Science Seminar Series. The Ohio State University. April 6, 2010.
- FMRI and Eye Movements (EM). Comprehensive Engineering & Science of Biomedical Images (CESBMI) IEEE EMBS Lecture Series. The Ohio State University. April 06, 2009.
- Introduction to FMRI and Updates. 5th Annual OSUMC MRI Seminar March 14, 2009.
- FMRI Research and Binocular Vision Function. Vision Science Seminar Series March 5, 2009.
- Utilization of Near Infrared (NIR) Light for Assessment of Cortical Function in Pediatrics. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Seminar Series. February 19, 2008.
- Highlighting differences in optokinetic nystagmus (OKN): a functional magnetic resonance (FMRI) study. Ophthalmology Research Day. June 15, 2007.
- The eye, brain and FMRI. Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series. The Ohio State University. May 24, 2007.
- FMRI research at Columbus Children’s Hospital. Columbus Children’s Hospital Research Seminar Series. January 30, 2007.
- Understanding the visual pathway in order to set up an FMRI experiment. Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series January 5, 2006.
Presentations
- Case Study: Pre-Surgical Planning FMRI. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Epilepsy Surgery Conference. Weekly from April 2009 through September 2009.
- Radiological Research Possibilities. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Radiology Noon Conference. May 14, 2009.
- Preparing and Giving a Good Scientific Talk. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Radiology Summer Research Seminar. June 15, 2009.