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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. 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 were awarded a R21 NIH grant to develop a system capable of decreasing hematoma size that results from intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The basic premise of this image-guided surgical system 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 Vanderbilt University 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 – “A magnetic capsule endoscope for colonoscopy in patients with IBD” – 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: 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 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: Design of Next Generation Robotic Surgical Systems Speaker: M. Cenk Cavusoglu, PhD, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University Date: Thursday, October 9, 2014 Time: 11:50 social, noon start Place: 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: Noon start, 11:50 lunch social Place: 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: Stevenson Center 5326, 11:50am -1:00pm Speaker: Christopher Brace, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin (co-founder of Neuwave Medical). Theme: Ablation Technologies 9/25/2014: Stevenson Center 5326, 11:50am -1:00pm Speakers: Dr. Albert Attia (Radiosurgery), MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, VUMC & TBA (engineer) Theme: Challenges in Radiation Oncology 10/9/2014: 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: “Microwave tumor ablation: Technical development, future directions” 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...
Medical Device Town Hall, Wed Oct 15, 1-3pm; 208 Light Hall
Aug. 29, 2014—Join Ken Holroyd, MD CTTC Medical Director for a Medical Device Regulatory Affairs Program (MDRAP) Town Hall Meeting to learn about the program offerings. Wednesday October 15, 1-3pm 208 Light Hall
VUBME seeks outstanding faculty candidate
Aug. 14, 2014—FACULTY POSITION in BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University (VUBME) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. VUBME seeks an outstanding candidate who can add to existing strengths in translational research working at the interface between surgery and engineering. This search is closely associated with the Vanderbilt Institute in...
ViSE Seminar Series: NSF/NIH Predoc Fellowship Workshop, SC 5326, Thursday August 21, 11:50. Refreshments provided.
Aug. 14, 2014—Speakers: Bob Webster, PhD Associate Prof of ME Jack Noble, PhD Assistant Prof of EECS Thursday, August 21st, Stevenson Center 5326 Snacks & refreshments at 11:50 Noon seminar start
VISE NIH Grant Workshop & Peer Review Seminar, Tuesday, August 19, 2014, Stevenson Center 5326 – Noon
Aug. 14, 2014—VISE NIH Grant Workshop & Peer Review Seminar Speaker: Mike Miga, PhD Date & Time: Tuesday August 19th, Noon Place: Stevenson Center 5326
VISE RIP Seminar, Thursday, July 24th, Stevenson Center 5326, 11:50 social, Noon start
Jul. 22, 2014—Title: VISE Summer RIP seminar Series Date & Time: Thursday July 24th, Noon Place: Stevenson Center 5326 Descriptions: Title: Mastoid Segmentation for Robotic Acoustic Neuroma Surgery Speaker: Kepra McBrayer Years completed: 1, EECS Advisor: Benoit Dawant, PhD Title: How To Recognize a Liver Speaker: Yifei Wu Years completed: 3, BME Advisor: Mike Miga,...