1. Imaging the brain during coughing: a unique PET study of cough

Yasuomi Ouchi Presenter
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 
Japan
 
Thursday, Jun 27: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
1319 
Oral Sessions 
COEX 
Room: Grand Ballroom 104-105 
Coughing is known as a defensive reflex that protects the airways from harmful substances. Clinically, the cough reflex may be impaired by stroke While brain activity during cough was previously examined by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with model analysis, this method does not capture the actual brain activity during coughing. To obtain accurate measurements of brain activity during coughing, we use an unrestrained positron emission tomography (PET) system with head motion correction to correct for head motion while a whole-brain scan was performed during a coughing task.

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