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New scan: more information for obstetricians, better prepares mothers for birth
Posted on January 24, 2023
A collaborative artificial intelligence project between King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Siemens Healthineers, is developing a new MRI scan on the UK’s first MAGNETOM Free.Max scanner, for pregnant women, to give more information to obstetricians about babies as close to birth as possible to optimally prepare for birth. Study lead, Dr Jana…
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Professor Steven Niederer receives EPSRC grant for digital twin research
Posted on January 5, 2023
Professor Steven Niederer, from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, has been awarded a £1.5m Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)grant to look into the technical development of a digital twin for the heart. The technical study will allow researchers to create computational models of a specific patient’s heart that is updated…
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‘Heartwarming and extraordinary’: Hospital of the Future heralded a success at New Scientist Live
Posted on October 17, 2022
Thousands of guests visited the futuristic medical technologies stand The Hospital of The Future by the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, at this year’s New Scientist Live Festival. The exhibit was heralded a success by academics, clinicians, scientists and all interested in the future of healthcare engineering. The interactive exhibition featured 15 stands showcasing…
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King’s College London spin-out Hypervision Surgical Computer Vision Technology features NVIDIA technology to augment surgery study
Posted on October 11, 2022
In a first-time collaboration between NVIDIA and spinout company Hypervision Surgical Ltd from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, pioneering computer vision technology has been used in an-vivo surgery study at IHU Strasbourg, France, to provide tissue-analytics information previously invisible to the human eye. It is the first time NVIDIA technology has been used in…
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CME Researchers awarded Public Engagement grant to connect public with research
Posted on September 2, 2022
Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences have been awarded the Centre for Medical Engineering’s Large Public Engagement Grant Scheme to fund projects that will connect new audiences with their research. The two funded initiatives are a patient workshop about the clinical care for headaches and an interactive workshop introducing children to…
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