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Projects of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Medical Informatics

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New functionalities in MRI scanners

to New functionalities in MRI scanners

Tracking the patterns

to Tracking the patterns

3D printed implants

to 3D printed implants

Rehabilitation with virtual trees

to Rehabilitation with virtual trees

Measuring the knee

to Measuring the knee

Using data to cope with tremors

to Using data to cope with tremors

Radiation protection with robotics

to Radiation protection with robotics

All projects in alphabetic order.

3D printed implants

The 3D printer is a catalyst for industry 4.0. Researchers at the Institute of Medical and Analytical Technology are demonstrating that it is also opening up entirely new directions for implantology. They are developing the complete process chain, from implant design, to manufacturing, to quality management of 3D printed implants. The research groups are testing the potential of a wide range of materials and developing new production techniques; their vision is that in the not too distant future doctors will design implants in the hospital.

3D-Digitalisierung

Digitale 3D-Erfassung von realen Objekten.

3D-printed biodegradable metallic Mg scaffolds

In this project, we show 3D-magnesium-structures produced by the additive manufacturing technology selective laser melting (SLM). Due to the production flexibility this technology is already used to manufacture permanent, patient-specific, metallic implants made of cpTi. However, only a couple of SLM-Mg studies have been published at that time. Patient-specific, temporary solutions could be offered to the surgeon for the benefit of the patient.

Backtrainer

Augmented feedback for the therapy of patients with non-specific low back pain.

Benchmarking immunoinformatic tools

Antibody repertoires reveal insights into the biology of the adaptive immune system and empower diagnostics and therapeutics.

Biocompatible wear-resistant PS coatings

Sensitisation to immunologically active elements like chromium, cobalt or nickel and debris particle due to wear are serious problems for patients with metallic implants.

Brain-Computer-Interface

Multi Channel Approach.

Deep Brain Stimulation

Motion Analysis in Parkinson patients

Digital biomarkers in healthcare

The identification and application of biomarkers in the clinical and medical fields has an enormous impact on society.

Digital persona

Today we live digitally: a recorded life in an interconnected world. Each of us is a physical and a digital persona. A digital persona is the collection of digital data actively or passively produced by a physical individual during his lifespan and death.

DRGee

Visual planning of strategic hospital portfolios.

eDim – eDisease Management

Enabling Large-Scale Telemedical Disease Management through Interactive Visualization.

ELBACOSS

Electrochemical bactericidal Ca(OH)2 implant coating as precursor for an osseoinductive HA layer

ICU Cockpit

A dashboard for the Neurosurgical intensive care unit of the University Hospital Zurich

Machine learning for the automated interpretation of mass spectrometry data

Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that measures the mass-to-charge ratio of ions.

Measuring the knee

The knee is one of the largest and most important joints which, if damaged, can be replaced by an implant. Alex Ringenbach from the HLS has written software that can create an individual 3D model of femur and tibia bones from magnetic resonance images. This algorithm speeds up the making of precise patient-specific templates that enable surgeons to position and fit new knee implants more easily and accurately.

Medical Imaging

Segmentation with Level Sets.

Medical Rapid Prototyping

Virtuelle OP Planung - intraoperative Schablonen.

MEDICT (data pharma)

Digital ubiquity has transformed the way biopharmaceutical companies conduct clinical trials.

Miniaturized Navigation System for Computer Aided Surgery

Currently existing optical navigation systems have ergonomic disadvantages such as size, the “line of sight” problem and extended registration procedures. A miniaturised System fixed directly to the surgical tool could overcome these problems.

MobileMed

Mobile consultation and learning system.

New functionalities in MRI scanners

Modern magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners have a static magnetic field 60,000 times stronger than that of the Earth.

Oberflächendesign

Materialwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen.

Patient Profiling

Visualizing diagnosis lists for effective understanding of complex medical histories

Personalis – Personalized medical platform for patients with autoimmune diseases (data hospital)

Autoimmune diseases (AID) such as systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis are stably increasing in particular in Western countries. Currently, there are no available cures or universally available treatments.

Porous shape-memory scaffolds as mechanically active bone implants

This project aims at realizing smart medical implants that interact with the surrounding bone tissue. Porous structures of the shape-memory alloy (SMA) Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) are created by additive manufacturing and tested in-vitro and in-vivo.

Präoperative Planungsmodelle

Segmentierung medizinischer Bilddaten - Rapid Prototyping.

Predicting personal immune scenarios

Antibodies neutralize pathogens and are important therapeutics and diagnostics.

Prediction of an antigen-specific antibody sub-repertoire (data in-house)

Immunotherapeutic drugs are important biologics and blockbusters against infectious diseases and cancer.

Quality of real-world data

As the new front of Digital Biomarkers quickly expands, Real-World Data (RWD) is the largest domain of application, be it for data collection, hypothesis testing and/or generation of RWE.

Radiation protection with robotics

Minimally invasive surgical procedures such as tissue removal from internal organs or tumour treatments are often performed with radiology imaging, leading to radiation exposure of both patients and medical staff. To avoid this, HLS researchers working in a multinational project are developing a robotic drive system to place needles precisely in the body. The system is not only highly innovative but is also an important step forward in the development of 3D titanium alloy printing.

Rapid Prototyping RP-Rapid Manufacturing RM

Unterstützung bei der Entwicklung Ihrer Produkte.

Rehabilitation with virtual trees

Every year about 16,000 people in Switzerland suffer a stroke. Many lose arm or leg movement as a result and the length of time taken for even small improvements is highly discouraging. To help these patients, HLS researchers together with their partners have developed a tracker app focused on arm movement rehabilitation. The app’s sophisticated reward system motivates patients and helps them with targeted exercises.

Reverse Engineering

Erzeugung einer CAD-Datenpräsentation basierend auf Messpunkten.

SPIRITS – INTERREG-Project

Smart Printed Interactive Robots for Interventional Therapy and Surgery

SwissHolo

Holographic identification of titanium implants. Security 1st and 2nd levels features provide (hidden) unique identifying structures for trademark protection of titanium implants.

Titanium Bone Scaffolds

The treatment of large bone defects still poses a major challenge in orthopaedic and craniomaxillafacial surgery. One possible solution is the development of personalized porous titanium based implants, designed to meet all mechanical needs with a minimum amount of titanium and maximum of osteopromotive properties.

Tracking the patterns

Imaging with computer tomography and magnetic resonance tomography is an integral part of modern medicine. In 2014, Swiss radiologists did more than 800,000 CT scans and more than half a million MRIs and the trend is growing. The equipment used contributes significantly to electricity consumption in hospitals. Researchers at the HLS are developing an evaluation program to make these examinations cheaper and more ecological.

Ultrasound Diagnostics

3D Visualization / Research Interface

Using data to cope with tremors

HLS researchers have developed a method to make deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease even more precise and thus more effective. Deep brain stimulation, in which an electrode is implanted in the patient’s brain, is a treatment for the symptoms of tremor and rigidity. The positioning of the electrode in the brain affects the level of improvement in the symptoms. The HLS’s data-supported imaging method can identify the best stimulation location more reliably, enabling better intervention planning.

Virtual Design and Construction

Visualizing the planning process of a large hospital reconstruction project

xPlan

Visualizing patient flow to support strategic infrastructure planning in hospitals.

Collaboration in research and services
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