Northeast Ohio Medical University

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Mechanical Ventilation Boot Camp Curriculum

Jennifer Yee^1,2, Alma Benner², Jared Hammond², Bethany Malone², Charles Fuenning³, Richard George^2,4, Rami A. Ahmed^2,3,4

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, ²Summa Health System, Akron City Hospital, ³Western Reserve Hospital, ⁴Northeast Ohio Medical University

This curriculum outlines how to execute a simulation-based boot camp to teach providers how to manage mechanically ventilated patients.

Medicine

Segmentation and Linear Measurement for Body Composition Analysis using Slice-O-Matic and Horos

Sean Steele¹, Fangyi Lin¹, Thien-Linh Le¹, Alexandra Medline¹, Michelle Higgins¹, Alex Sandberg¹, Sean Evans¹, Gordon Hong², Milton A. Williams³, Mehmet A. Bilen⁴, Sarah Psutka⁵, Kenneth Ogan¹, Viraj A. Master¹

¹Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, ²Northeast Ohio Medical University, ³Department of Urology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, ⁴Department of Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, ⁵Department of Urology, University of Washington

Segmentation and linear measurements quantify skeletal muscle mass and adipose tissues using Computed Tomography and/or Magnetic Resonance Imaging images. Here, we outline the use of Slice-O-Matic software and Horos image viewer for rapid and accurate analysis of body composition. These methods can provide important information for prognosis and risk stratification.