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Reliably predicting progression of Covid-19

The Inselspital Radiology Department and the ARTORG Medical Image Analysis group are launching the world’s first multicenter, international study on AI-assisted prediction of severe progressions of Covid-19. The SNSF funded research uses artificial intelligence to evaluate extensive clinical, image-morphological and laboratory data to provide reliable predictions as to whether a specific case would lead to a severe progression of Covid-19.
Research MIA – Medical Image Analysis Artificial Intelligence

03. March 2021

Improved cochlea models for CI insertion experiments

Simulating cochlear implant (CI) insertions in artificial models is challenging, especially because the mechanical properties of real specimens are difficult to reproduce. To facilitate CI insertion experiments, the Hearing Research Lab of the ARTORG Center and Inselspital has now developed a method to produce human anatomy-based models of the scala tympani for realistic insertion experiments, relying on commonly available materials and tools and based on publicly available data.
Research HRL – Hearing Research Laboratory Surgical Technologies

26. February 2021

SpineBot to measure spinal degeneration

The ARTORG Computational Bioengineering lab has developed a robotic device to measure the biomechanics of deformed and degenerated spinal segments during surgery. This project was conducted in collaboration with the Orthopedic Department of the Children’s Hospital, University of Basel. SpineBot was designed to quantify spinal stiffness of patients suffering from specific pathologies – such as scoliosis or low back pain, which are not accessible for ex-vivo measurements. This information is expected to provide a better biomechanical characterization of the human spine and can be used to improve patient’s treatment, for example by enabling the development of new surgical therapeutic approaches that do no longer need to fuse bones, thus preserving spinal mobility and function.
Research CBE – Computational Bioengineering Biomechanics

22. February 2021

Women in Science: ARTORG female researchers 2021

On this year’s Women in Science Day (11 February) the ARTORG Center offers glimpses into the diverse fields of biomedical research our female members engage in. With this, we would like to value the essential contribution of women in our research and motivate others to take a peek at our work and maybe apply to one of our next openings.
People AIHN – AI in Health and Nutrition AIMI – AI in Medical Imaging CBE – Computational Bioengineering CVE – Cardiovascular Engineering HRL – Hearing Research Laboratory IGT – Image-Guided Therapy (former) MDP – Mechanical Production Workshop MSB – Musculoskeletal Biomechanics OOC – Organs-on-Chip Technologies Artificial Intelligence Biomechanics In-Vitro & Organs-on-Chip Surgical Technologies

11. February 2021

Promoting Motor Variability during Robotic Training

Haptic guidance during robot-assisted motor training may hamper the re-learning of motor skills after neurological injury. Model Predictive Controllers (MPCs) which allow the training person to better perceive the environment dynamics, and therefore provide somatosensory information crucial for motor learning are a possible alternative. The ARTORG Motor Learning and Neurorehabilitation group has studied the effect of such MPCs on motor learning with 40 healthy participants.
Research MLN – Motor Learning & Neurorehabilitation (former) Rehabilitation & Neural Engineering Robotics

10. February 2021

Bern researchers create sophisticated lung-on-chip

In collaboration with clinical partners from the Inselspital, researchers from the ARTORG Center have developed a second-generation lung-on-chip model with life-size dimension alveoli in a stretchable membrane, made of purely biological material. The new model reproduces key aspects of the lung tissue architecture not found in previous lungs-on-chip. This opens up new possibilities for basic pneumological research, understanding lung pathologies, drug screening and precision medicine.
Media Research OOC – Organs-on-Chip Technologies In-Vitro & Organs-on-Chip

08. February 2021

Dielectric Elastomer Actuator to Assist Failing Hearts

The Integrated Actuators Laboratory, École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in collaboration with the ARTORG Cardiovascular Engineering group has developed and tested a dielectric‐elastomer actuator (DEA) for the aorta that can assist patients with heart failure and offer a potential alternative to heart transplantation. In vitro experiments using a pulsatile flow‐loop showed the DEA reduced the energy that the heart has to exert by 5 percent and is driven by the physiological pressure of the aorta itself.
Research CVE – Cardiovascular Engineering Biomechanics In-Vitro & Organs-on-Chip

03. February 2021

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