Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Bruce Fischl
Massachusetts General Hospital, Department: Na
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CorticoMetrics, LLC
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Fischl is a co-founder of CorticoMetrics, LLC. The company is developing “FreeSurfer” software for diagnosing a specific type of epileptic focus. FreeSurfer is an open source program developed by Fischl that uses automated computational processes to construct and analyze the cortical surface, particularly in terms of thickness and area. It initially finds white matter surface by classifying brain tissue into its components in voxel-space then locating the white/gray matter boundary, and then fits a smooth WMS deformable model. Once the white matter surface is produced, the program then expands a deformable surface toward the pial surface. This research grant is focused on developing anatomical modeling tools and the results could potentially enhance the capabilities of the FreeSurfer software. The Co-Chairs of Partners HealthCare Conflicts of Interest Committee evaluated the financial interest in connection with this research and determined that, based on the nature of the financial interest and the close connection between the company's interests and the research, the financial interest could directly and significantly affect the design, conduct, or reporting of the research.
Software Tools for Automated Modeling of White Matter Fascicles from Diffusion MR
Connectivity tools are difficult for clinicians and researchers to use as they require manual interventions to generate reliable tract models. Automation will facilitate the analysis of connectivity in disorders such as schizophrenia, AD, autism and aging for subtle effects that occur early in brain disorders.
Filed on June 18, 2013.
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Bruce Fischl filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Fischl | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | CorticoMetrics, LLC | $20,000 - $39,999 |
| Bruce Fischl | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | CorticoMetrics, LLC | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Bruce Fischl | Massachusetts General Hospital | Conflict of Interest | CorticoMetrics, LLC | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Bruce R. Fischl | Corticometrics, Llc | Conflict of Interest | CorticoMetrics LLC | Value cannot be readily determined |
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