MRI shows how stimulation helps digestive disorders

More than 60 million people in the U.S. suffer from disorders in the gastrointestinal tract that could be cured by electrical stimulation, but scientists don't fully understand the therapy's effects on the stomach.
Purdue University researchers used an MRI to show a play-by-play of how sending an electric impulse to the vagus nerve successfully corrects stomach complications. The technique paves the way for more precise treatment that drugs and dietary changes have not achieved.

Featured Purdue Researchers:
Kun-Han "Tom" Lu, Ph.D. student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zhongming Liu, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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