University of South Carolina-Columbia · EngineeringTrauma Imaging and Biomechanics Lab
Ahmed Alshareef · Columbia, South Carolina
Research Focus
Dr. Ahmed Alshareef's lab focuses on understanding how the human brain responds to traumatic impacts, such as those experienced in sports or vehicle accidents. Using advanced imaging techniques and mathematical models, the team studies how the brain deforms during such events to help improve injury prevention strategies. Their research aims to provide a more accurate prediction of brain injuries by combining data from real-life impacts with experimental simulations.
traumatic brain injuryMRIbiomechanicscomputer modelingsports safetyimpact simulations
Research Aims
3AIM 01Optimize dynamic MRI techniques for improved data acquisition
AIM 02Characterize brain biomechanics using cadaveric specimens and imaging techniques
AIM 03Evaluate and improve injury prediction models using combined experimental and computational data
Skills the Lab Values
dynamic magnetic resonance imagingsonomicrometrycomputational modelingdata analysisbiomechanical testing
Output against the department
Publications67bottom 11% of dept.245th of 278
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Citations976bottom 7% of dept.259th of 278
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