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VISE affiliates win awards at the European Symposium for Pediatric Cochlear Implants
Jul. 17, 2015—Alex Sweeny (国产传媒 2nd Year Fellow) and George Wanna (Associate聽Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, 国产传媒 Bill Wilkerson Center) won the best poster award at the European Symposium for Pediatric Cochlear Implants (ESPCI). The ESPCI conference showcased 367 posters of which 7 by ViSE affiliates were chosen to be oral talks. First Prize went to the 国产传媒...
VISE Fellow awarded Best Oral Presentation at Hamlyn Symposium
Jul. 13, 2015— Philip Swaney of the MED Lab was recognized with the Best Oral Presentation Award at the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics. Summary of the presentation: Lung cancer is the聽 most deadly form of cancer, and survival depends on early-stage diagnosis and treatment. Toward accurate diagnosis of lung cancer, we have created a new...
VISE Research in Progress Summer Seminar Series, Thursday July 16th, 12:00. SC 5326, Refreshments provided at 11:50.
Jul. 10, 2015—Title: Correcting Heat-Induced Distortions in MR Thermometry Speaker: Pooja Gaur, PhD candidate Department: Chemical and Physical Biology Program Title: Robotically Controlled Magnetic Capsule Colonoscopy Speaker: Addisu Zerihun, PhD candidate Department: Mechanical Engineering
VISE wins TIPs Award
Jun. 25, 2015—VISE has been awarded one of seventeen cross-disciplinary Trans-Institutional Program (TIPs) initiative awards! Read more: http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2015/06/seventeen-projects-win-tips-funding/
VISE Research in Progress Summer Seminar Series, Thursday June 25th, 12:00. SC 5326, Refreshments provided at 11:50.
Jun. 18, 2015— Title: Using Target Registration Error to Statistically Ensure Robotic Bone Milling Safety Speaker: Michael Siebold, PhD candidate Department: Mechanical Engineering Title: Towards the development of a planning framework for microwave ablation treatment of hepatic tumors Speaker: Jarrod Collins , PhD candidate Department: Biomedical Engineering
VISE Seminar: Incorporating FDA Regulatory Thinking Into Plans for Medical Devices. Thursday June 11th, 12:10. SC 5326, Refreshments provided at noon.
Jun. 8, 2015—Title:聽 Incorporating FDA Regulatory Thinking Into Plans for Medical Devices Speaker: Kenneth J. Holroyd, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization Medical Device Regulatory Affairs Program, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Date: Thursday, June 11th Time: 12:10pm start, noon snacks Place: Stevenson Center 5326 聽 Abstract: Discussion of the utility of thinking...
VISE Summer Seminar Series Announced
Jun. 8, 2015—June 11th , Thursday, Speaker: Kenneth J. Holroyd, MD, MBA, Medical Director, Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization – Incorporating FDA Regulatory Thinking Into Plans for Medical Devices June 25th, Thursday, Speakers: Michael Siebold, VU Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Jarrod Collins, VU Dept. of Biomedical Engineering 鈥 Research in Progress Reports July 16th, Thursday,...
VISE Seminar: Intraventricular Neuroendoscopy: Operating with One Hand Tied Behind my Back. Limitations at the Frontier of Neurosurgery. Thursday April 9th, 12:15. SC 5326, Refreshments provided.
Apr. 6, 2015—Intraventricular Neuroendoscopy: Operating with One Hand Tied Behind my Back. Limitations at the Frontier of Neurosurgery Speaker: Robert P. Naftel, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, VUMC Date: Thursday, April 9th, 2015 Time: 12:15 pm, lunch served Place: Stevenson Center 5326
VISE Seminar: Using Human Motion Analysis to Improve Surgical Outcomes: Recent Progress & Future Opportunities, Thursday March 16th, 12:15. SC 5326, Refreshments provided.
Mar. 23, 2015—Title: Using Human Motion Analysis to Improve Surgical Outcomes: Recent Progress & Future Opportunities Speaker: Karl E. Zelik, PhD 鈥 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Date: Thursday, March 26th Time: 12:15-1:10 Place: Stevenson Center 5326 Abstract: 聽Human motion analysis refers to a set of biomechanical measurement techniques that enable us...
ViSE affiliates use magnetic force to enhance laparoscopic surgery
Mar. 13, 2015—A new surgical approach called local magnetic actuation (LMA) developed by ViSE affiliate Pietro Valdastri and graduate students Christian Di Natali and Nicol貌 Garbin is revolutionizing the way laparoscopic surgery is performed. LMA is described in detail in a recent article titled 鈥淐losed-Loop Control of Local Magnetic Actuation for Robotic Surgical Instruments鈥 published recently in...
Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging Science, May 12-15, seeks abstract submissions
Mar. 12, 2015—Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging Science is a unique forum for imaging where current trends across multiple modalities and areas of application are presented. This year it will be held May 12-15, 2015 at 国产传媒 Student Life Center. Presentation topics include: Advances in imaging technologies Imaging in metabolic syndrome Quantitative imaging for evaluating cognitive impairment Nanotechnology...
ViSE Seminar: Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Challenges in Treatment, Delivery, and Post-Treatment Imaging, Thursday March 12th, 12:15. SC 5326, Refreshments provided.
Mar. 6, 2015—Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Challenges in Treatment, Delivery, and Post-Treatment Imaging Speaker: Albert Attia, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, VUMC Date: Thursday, March 12th Time: 12:15 pm Place: Stevenson Center 5326
ViSE Student affiliate recognized at SPIE 2015
Mar. 4, 2015—Jarrod Collins from the Biomedical Modeling Laboratory, directed by ViSE affiliate Michael Miga, PhD,聽 was awarded Honorable Mention for his poster at SPIE 2015 Medical Imaging: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling Conference. The paper/poster is information is below: A. Collins, D. B. Brown, T. P. Kingham, W. R. Jarnagin, M. I. Miga, and L....
Valdastri lands NSF CAREER Award to study Lifesaving Capsule Robots
Feb. 8, 2015—The National Science Foundation recently awarded ViSE affiliate Pietro Valdastri with a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant. The goal of this research is to characterize fundamental principles at the intersection of robotics, magnetism, and control which will enable intelligent capsule robots to amplify the diagnostic and interventional capabilities of gastroenterologists and surgeons. To read...
Joint ViSE and BME Seminar: Ultrasound Therapy and Imaging: Applications in Brain Drug Delivery and Pancreatic Cancer Treatment, SC 5326, Tuesday January 27th, 12:15. Refreshments provided.
Jan. 27, 2015—Title:聽 Ultrasound Therapy and Imaging: Applications in Brain Drug Delivery and Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Speaker: Hong Chen, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Date: Tuesday, January 27th Time: 12:15-1:10 pm, lunch available Location:聽 Stevenson Center 5326 Abstract: Ultrasound, one of the most widely used medical imaging modalities, is currently being developed...