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Joint ViSE and BME Seminar: Technological Developments for the Identification and Treatment of Cancer Using Electric Fields, SC 5326, Thursday January 22th, 12:15. Refreshments provided.
Jan. 22, 2015—Title:聽 Technological Developments for the Identification and Treatment of Cancer Using Electric Fields Speaker:聽 Michael Sano, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University, Department of Radiation Physics Day:聽 Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 Time: 12:15-1:10 pm Place:聽 Stevenson Center 5326 Abstract:聽 The exposure of biological systems to electric fields results in a number of phenomena which are...
Joint ViSE and BME Seminar: Real-time Active Tracking of Metallic Needles during MR-guided Radiation Therapy: From Concept to the First Human Trial, SC 5326, Thursday January 15th, 12:15. Refreshments provided.
Jan. 15, 2015—Title:聽 Real-time Active Tracking of Metallic Needles during MR-guided Radiation Therapy: From Concept to the First Human Trial Speaker: Wei Wang, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology Date: Thursday, January 15th Time: 12:15-1:10 pm Place:聽 Stevenson Center 5326 Abstract:聽 Magnetic resonance imaging is invaluable in radiation therapy (RT)...
ViSE January 2015 Seminars Announced
Dec. 20, 2014—> January 8th – BME/VISE Joint Seminar 12:15-1:10, Stevenson Center 5326 Speaker: Luke Timmins, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University > January 13th – BME/VISE Joint Seminar 12:15-1:10, Stevenson Center 5326 Speaker: Gian-Luca Mariottini, PhD, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Texas at Arlington > January 15th – BME/VISE Joint Seminar 12:15-1:10,...
Webster earns IEEE Early Career Award for his pioneering robotics work
Dec. 20, 2014—Robert Webster, associate professor of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, otolaryngology, neurological and urologic surgery recently won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Robotics and Automation Society Early Career Award (IEEE RAS) for 2015.聽 This award is given to an early career researcher (within the first 7 years of their faculty career) in the field...
ME and ViSE Guest Seminar: Computational Modeling of Cardiac Valve Function and Intervention, FGH 134, Monday December 1st, 3:10. Refreshments provided.
Nov. 19, 2014—Title:聽 Computational Modeling of Cardiac Valve Function and Intervention Speaker: Dr. Wei Sun, PhD, Associate Professor of BME, Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University Date: Monday, December 1st Time: 3:10 pm Place: Jacobs Believed in Me Auditorium (FGH 134)
Dr. Robert Sweet to present at 3rd Annual ViSE Symposium Dec 10th
Nov. 13, 2014—Dr. Robert Sweet from the University of Minnesota will be featured as the keynote speaker for the 2014 ViSE Symposium to be held December 10, 2014.聽 Dr. Sweet practices Urology with a focus on robotics and endourology and his lab is actively engaged in simulation projects including the development of a human tissue property database,...
ViSE Researchers Awarded NIH R21 for Steerable Needle Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) Intervention
Nov. 13, 2014—Recently a team of multidisciplinary ViSE researchers 聽were awarded a R21 NIH grant to develop a system capable of decreasing hematoma size that results from intracerebral聽hemorrhage (ICH). 聽聽The basic premise of this image-guided surgical system 聽called an active cannula, consists of a series of thin, nested tubes. Each tube has a different intrinsic curvature. By...
ViSE Affiliates Land $1.5M NIBIB Grant for Magnetic Capsule Endoscope Research
Nov. 6, 2014—Pietro Valdastri, ViSE affiliate and assistant professor of mechanical engineering at 国产传媒 with his colleagues will continue to develop a unique endoscope for colonoscopy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease with the support of a 4-year, $1.5 million grant 鈥 鈥淎 magnetic capsule endoscope for colonoscopy in patients with IBD鈥 鈥 from the National...
ViSE Seminar Series: Challenges in Thoracic Surgery: Transoral Access to the Peripheral Lung with Continuum Robots, SC 5326, Tuesday November 11, 11:50. Refreshments provided.
Nov. 5, 2014—Challenges in Thoracic Surgery:聽 Transoral Access to the Peripheral Lung with Continuum Robots Speakers: Eric L. Grogan, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery, VUMC, Department of Thoracic Surgery & Philip J. Swaney, BS, PhD Cand. VU, Department of Mechanical Engineering Thursday, November 11th, 2014 Stevenson Center 5326 Snacks & refreshments at 11:50am Noon seminar...
ViSE Seminar Series: Image-Based Planning and Guidance of Bronchoscopy for the Chest, SC 5326, Thursday October 23, 11:50. Refreshments provided.
Oct. 16, 2014—Image-Based Planning and Guidance of聽 Bronchoscopy for the Chest Speaker: Bill Higgins, PhD Professor of Electrical Engineering, Computer, and Bioengineering Pennsylvania State University Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 Stevenson Center 5326 Snacks & refreshments at 11:50am Noon seminar start
ViSE Seminar Series: Robotic Beating Heart Surgery: Design of Next Generation Robotic Surgical Systems, SC 5326, Thursday October 9, 11:50. Refreshments provided.
Oct. 8, 2014—Robotic Beating Heart Surgery:聽 Design of Next Generation Robotic Surgical Systems Speaker:聽 M. Cenk Cavusoglu, PhD, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University Date: Thursday, October 9, 2014 Time:聽 11:50 social, noon start Place:聽 Stevenson Center 5326 Abstract: Use of intelligent robotic tools promises an alternative and superior way of performing...
ViSE Seminar Series: Latent Feature Analysis in a Retrospective Study of Clinically Acquired CT Scans of Traumatic Brain Injury, SC 5326, Thursday September 25, 11:50. Refreshments provided.
Sep. 22, 2014—Title: Latent Feature Analysis in a Retrospective Study of Clinically Acquired CT Scans of Traumatic Brain Injury Speakers: Mayur B. Patel, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, VUMC Andrew J. Plassard, PhD Cand., EECS Date: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 Time:聽 Noon start, 11:50 lunch social Place:聽 Stevenson Center 5326
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME) article by ViSE affiliates featured in TBME Monthly Highlights
Sep. 5, 2014—This article reports on a multi-surgeon, multi-site validation of a trajectory planning algorithm for deep brain stimulation procedures. The study was conducted by ViSE affiliates and collaborators Yuan Liu, Peter E. Konrad, Joseph S. Neimat, Stephen B. Tatter, Hong Yu, Ryan D. Datteri, Bennett A. Landman, Jack H. Noble, Srivatsan Pallavaram, Benoit M. Dawant, and...
ViSE Fall Seminar Series Schedule
Sep. 3, 2014—9/11/2014:聽 Stevenson Center 5326, 11:50am -1:00pm Speaker:聽 Christopher Brace, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin (co-founder of Neuwave Medical). Theme:聽 Ablation Technologies 9/25/2014:聽 Stevenson Center 5326, 11:50am -1:00pm Speakers:聽 Dr. Albert Attia (Radiosurgery), MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, VUMC & TBA (engineer) Theme:聽 Challenges in Radiation Oncology 10/9/2014:聽 Stevenson...
VISE Fall Seminar: “Microwave tumor ablation: Technical development, future directions”- Thursday, September 11th, SC 5326, 11:50 social, Noon start
Sep. 3, 2014—Title: 鈥淢icrowave tumor ablation: Technical development, future directions鈥 Speaker: Christopher L. Brace, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin Thermal ablation is a minimally invasive, image-guided technique for treating many cancers, especially of the liver, kidney and bone. The goal of thermal ablation is to heat or cool the...