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Learn about my LHSI experience
Learn about my LHSI experience
Did you know one CT scan radiation level equals as much as 200 chest X-Rays? The mission of my internship is to identify direct images of patients and patient records. To elaborate, I will be determining the normal developmental changes in marrow composition. Marrow composition is the process of when bones harden to become stronger. This is detected using dual energy composition. Dual energy composition is a CT scan using two different X-ray energy levels to see how the body absorbs radiation at each level. What we will hope happens, is that it is possible to use less high energy scans and MRI's especially on children, so the process is less complex.
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My name is Bailee Dejarlais. I am majoring in Health Sciences on the Pre-Dentistry track. My career goals are to attend dental school after my undergraduate degree to pursue pediatric dentistry. My internship site is with Dr. Christopher Newman at Riley Children's Hospital. The goal of our research is to predict developmental changes in bone marrow composition. I specifically focused on a retrospective study of children ranging from 1-12 years old. I am observing how the marrow in the femur and L4 vertebrae display differences in composition. Our overall goal is to see the changes of red and yellow bone marrow and how CT scans can be easily navigated opposed to MRI'S.
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