Thermal Camera Detection of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 2/22/2019 |
| Start Date: | April 16, 2018 |
| End Date: | February 2, 2021 |
| Contact: | Whitney Sarchiapone |
| Email: | Whitney.Sarchiapone@uphs.upenn.edu |
| Phone: | 215-275-9056 |
There have been reports in the past of using thermal cameras to demonstrate flow in the
tubing as a surrogate of proper shunt function. This was shown to have almost 90% accuracy at
determining proper functioning but required expensive equipment that was not universally
available. There is now smart phone based thermal camera technology (Flir One:
http://www.flir.com/flirone/) that could make this technique widely available for health care
use. The goal of the study is to determine if this device can demonstrate flow in the distal
tubing of a VP shunt.
tubing as a surrogate of proper shunt function. This was shown to have almost 90% accuracy at
determining proper functioning but required expensive equipment that was not universally
available. There is now smart phone based thermal camera technology (Flir One:
http://www.flir.com/flirone/) that could make this technique widely available for health care
use. The goal of the study is to determine if this device can demonstrate flow in the distal
tubing of a VP shunt.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with known VP shunt
- Status of shunt function known.
- Patients with well healed wounds (no immediately post op patients)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients in urgent need of shunt revision
- Age less than 18
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