Mr. Hunter Louis N. Hunter, PT, MS

Contact Mr. Hunter

901 Walnut Street
Room 501
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 503-6018
(215) 503-3499 fax

Education
B.S. Health Studies, Boston University
M.S. Physical Therapy, Boston University

Certifications/Specialization
APTA Clinical Instructor Certification

University Appointment:
Instructor and Assistant Director of Clinical Education

Research and Clinical Interests
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Clinical Education

Presentations (peer reviewed)
Barakat N, Middleton D, Hunter L, Finsterbusch J, Faro S, Mulcahey M,
Samdani A, Mohamed F. An investigation of motion correction algorithms for pediatric spinal cord DTI in normals and patients with SCI. Poster session presented at: 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM); 2011 May 7-13; Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Barakat, Hunter L, Finsterbusch J, Gaughan J, Samdani A, Mulcahey M, Betz R, Faro S, Mohamed F. Diffusion tensor imaging of the pediatric spinal cord using an inner-FoV EPI pulse sequence in normals and patients with SCI. Oral presentation at: 19th Annual Conference of the International Society for Magentic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM); 2011 May 7-13; Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Mohamed FB, Hunter LN, Barakat N, Chia-Shang L, Sair H, Samdani A, Betz R, Faro SH, Gaughan J, Mulcahey MJ. Diffusion tensor imaging of the normal and injured pediatric spinal cord at 1.5T. Poster session presented at: 18th Annual Conference of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM); 2010 May 1-7; Stockholm, Sweden.

Courses Taught
PT 531 Clinical and Professional Skills I (Lab Instructor)
PT 531 Clinical and Professional Skills II (Lab Instructor)
PT 680 Clinical Education Seminar (Co-instructor)
PT 681 Integrated Clinical Affiliation I (Co-instructor)
PT 682 Integrated Clinical Affiliation II (Co-instructor)
PT 781 Integrated Clinical Affiliation III (Co-instructor)
PT 782 Integrated Clinical Affiliation IV (Co-instructor)

Publications

Most recent Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. Neuromuscular scoliosis in children with spinal cord injury
  2. Motion correction algorithms for pediatric spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging
  3. Diffusion tensor imaging of the normal pediatric spinal cord using an inner field of view echo-planar imaging sequence
  4. Diffusion tensor imaging of the pediatric spinal cord at 1.5T: Preliminary results
  5. The validity of compliance monitors to assess wearing time of thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthoses in children with spinal cord injury
  6. Development and pilot test of the shriners pediatric instrument for neuromuscular scoliosis (SPNS): A quality of life questionnaire for children with spinal cord injuries