Computational Diagnostics, Inc. (CDI)

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CDI’s staff technologists have experience in providing monitoring for a wide range of surgical procedures where neurological structures/functions are at risk. Glide the cursor over a specific procedure, below, for the suggested neurophysiological measurement(s) and recommended modalities.

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Glide over the modalities that are in bold for a description or visit our key terms page.

EEG – Electroencephalography

  • Scalp
  • Corticography

Single unit recording

SEPs – Somatosensory evoked potentials

  • Upper extremities: median and ulnar nerve
    • Brainstem
    • Cortical
  • Lower extremities: common peroneal and posterior tibial nerve
  • Pelvic: Pudendal Nerve

Continuous EMGs

Evoked EMGs – Electromyography

  • Upper/lower extremity
  • Cranial nerves (CNs III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX, X, XI, and XII)

Data samples of the various modalities used to monitor patients:

  • EMG
  • SSEP
  • EEG
  • MEP
  • CMP
  • BAEP
  • Below is an example irritation of spontaneous EMG of the left and right recurrent laryngeal nerve being monitored during a thyroidectomy.
  • Shown below is SEP data of the median nerve (MSP) observed during a carotid endarterectomy. Changes can be seen in the responses from the left median nerve at the time of clamping of the common carotid artery.
  • An example of filtered EEG (left) and spectral EEG (right) during a carotid endarterectomy is pictured here.  A decrease in cortical activity in the left hemisphere occured when the left common carotid artery was clamped during the procedure.
  • Below is sample data of MEP collected during a craniotomy (left) and a shoulder arthroplasty (right) where the motor cortex is stimulated and potentials are recorded from muscle groups.
  • Below is a sample of CMP data from a posterior lumbar fusion.  As the pedicle screws are stimulated, evoked responses are obtained in several lower extremity muscle groups.
  • This is an example of data collected from a BAEP test monitoring CN VIII, during a retromastoid craniotomy for microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve.