MLP Mixers in Lung Image Segmentation

The AI in Health and Nutrition lab conducted performance tests on a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system for lung fibrosis, employing multi-layer-perceptron-mixers (MLP-mixers) for segmenting lung and airway anatomy. Additionally, the system identifies idiopathic lung disease patterns in a second step. Currently, MLP-mixers segmentation demonstrates performance comparable to nnU-Net on chest CT images.

Research AIHN – AI in Health and Nutrition Artificial Intelligence

07. February 2024

Annual Report 2023

Our Annual Report 2023 has just come out! Read what our 12 specialized research groups were working on last year, hear an update of our workshop and check out our 15 graduates who defended their PhD thesis in 2023!

Media Research AIHN – AI in Health and Nutrition AIMI – AI in Medical Imaging CBE – Computational Bioengineering CVE – Cardiovascular Engineering GER – Gerontechnology & Rehabilitation HRL – Hearing Research Laboratory IGT – Image-Guided Therapy (former) MDP – Mechanical Production Workshop MIA – Medical Image Analysis MSB – Musculoskeletal Biomechanics OOC – Organs-on-Chip Technologies UGE – Urogenital Engineering Artificial Intelligence Biomechanics In-Vitro & Organs-on-Chip Rehabilitation & Neural Engineering Surgical Technologies Virtual & Augmented Reality

22. January 2024

LEM Surgical closes B round

The ARTORG spinoff LEM Surgical has closed an oversubscribed series B round, raising CHF 22 million from new Swiss and US investors. The funds will propel the development of its robotic spinal cord surgery system and preparation for FDA submission.

Grants & Awards IGT – Image-Guided Therapy (former) Surgical Technologies

12. January 2024

Active learning for multi-label xray classification

In medical image data sets with limited labeled data, active learning approaches can help reduce annotation costs and boost performance of computer-aided diagnosis systems. Based on its previous findings employing interpretability information as inductive bias and as criteria to select informative samples in active learning, the Medical Image Analysis lab has now developed a new graph-based transformer and data augmentation active learning framework for multi-label xray classification. Learn more...

Research MIA – Medical Image Analysis Artificial Intelligence

11. January 2024

Aortic root geometry might influence artificial valve thrombosis

Together with the Department of Cardiology at Inselspital the Cardiovascular Engineering group has performed a pilot study suggesting a direct effect of the aortic dimensions on clinically apparent transcatheter heart valve thrombosis (THVT). The team studied fluid-structure interaction in two idealized aortic models, simulating different diameters for the sinotubular junction and ascending aorta.

Research CVE – Cardiovascular Engineering Biomechanics

10. January 2024

Femoral neck composition and micromechanical properties

The Musculoskeletal Biomechanics group has recently presented a multimodal framework for human compact bone characterization at the microscale, including the first high-throughput micropillar compressions of human cortical bone. The proposed bone fracture risk classification algorithm together with the output dataset of bone tissue properties can be used for the future comparison of existing methods to evaluate bone quality and better understand the mechanisms through which bone tissue is affected by aging or disease.

Research MSB – Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Biomechanics

04. January 2024

Seminar Mental Wellbeing in Academia

Online seminar with Dr. Anna Schueth, Assistant Professor at the Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, on mental health in academia. This informal seminar will feature a short input by the speaker, who has founded an entity to provide mental health support and resources at the University and has spoken on the topic on various occasions. This is followed by an offer for open discussion.

Events Biomechanics

16. January 2024

Ureteral Obstructions and Stents: Bridging Clinical Practice and Emerging Technologies

This symposium will cover research from basic science to clinical and translational studies. Invited experts will discuss the challenges associated with ureteral obstructions, the limitations of current treatments, and the latest technologies that have the potential to enhance patient care.

Events UGE – Urogenital Engineering

Atypicality analysis of MRI data for detection and discovery of brain phenotypes

Invited talk with Martin Styner, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Computer Science, University of North Carolina, organized by the Medical Image Analysis lab.

Events MIA – Medical Image Analysis

Insights into COVID-19 molecular pathology

Research Seminar with Simon Rousseau, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at McGill University, organized by the AI in Health and Nutrition lab, ARTORG and the Lung Precision Medicine Program, Department for BioMedical Research.

Events AIHN – AI in Health and Nutrition

Empowering Health: Sensors, Smartphones, and Generative AI

AIHN Research Seminar with Ramesh Jain, Emeritus Donald Bren Professor and founding Director of the Institute for Future Health at the University of California, Irvine.

Events AIHN – AI in Health and Nutrition Artificial Intelligence

Not straightforward: in vitro microvascular models of the lung, brain, and useful tools along the way

Invited talk organized by the Organs-on-Chip Technologies lab.

Events OOC – Organs-on-Chip Technologies In-Vitro & Organs-on-Chip

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