Ana Margarida Mota
 
Advanced medical imaging tools to improve cancer detection and reduce radiation dose to the patients

Abstract: With the development of computing methods, medical imaging has become the main method of diagnosis in clinical practice. Transforming the interaction of radiation with the human body into an accessible and intuitive image is the big challenge and the basis of my research in medical imaging. Our research group has focused on breast imaging obtained with X-rays and nuclear medicine imaging obtained with radiopharmaceuticals. I will show you some recent findings and ongoing work in these areas. We have been focused on 1) developing tools that improve daily clinical diagnosis of breast cancer with Breast Tomosynthesis and 2) using advanced tools to reduce the radiation dose to the patients by improving image quality.

Short bio: Ana Margarida Mota is a researcher at the Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica (IBEB) and an Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL). She is part of a team that works with medical imaging, more specifically imaging obtained with ionizing radiation. Ana Margarida's research activity has been focused on breast imaging acquired with Tomosynthesis (including all the steps of the process: from acquisition, reconstruction, processing, visualization to analysis) and on image processing of other modalities (from brain PET-MRI to pediatric scintigraphy).

Medical Robotics and Devices

Abstract:  

Recently, medical robots have been crucial tools in medicine in order to improve the quality of the medical interventions. Various capabilities that come with the sensing technologies and robotic control greatly increase the surgical precision. Thus, new surgical and medical robots are being developed in order to enhance the surgical precision in all interventions. The trend that started with Da Vinci (Intuitive Surgical), continues with Versius from CMR Surgical, and Medtronic Hugo RAS system improving the state of the art. In this talk, we will discuss different robotic systems that are developed for laser based microsurgery. Additionally, teleoperation has become a crucial concept with the recent COVID19 crisis. Being able to perform remote operation brings many advantages such as decreasing the travel costs, providing health care to the underserved regions. Moreover, it separates the surgeon and patient that protects both of them in case of a contagious Disease. During the talk, we will focus on robotic systems for autonomous intravenous access. Lastly, we will talk about a novel neuroprotective glaucoma treatment platform that is developed for preventing permanent blindness. 

 
Short Bio:  

Alperen Acemoglu received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, in 2012 and M.Sc. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Sabanci University, Turkey, in 2014. During his master’s studies, he worked on bio-inspired microswimmers which are aimed to be used in biomedical applications such as targeted drug delivery and opening clogged arteries. As a result of these studies in Sabanci University, he received the “Dr. Gürsel Sönmez Research Award” in 2014. He received his Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering and Robotics from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) and Università Degli Studi di Genova, Italy, in 2018. During his Ph.D. studies, he worked on developing a compact magnetic laser scanner to enable the high-speed laser scanning and non-contact laser tissue ablations in hard-to-reach surgical sites. During the post-doc studies at IIT, he worked on remote 5G telesurgery experiments in collaboration with local hospitals and Vodafone, Milan. Afterwards, his research focused on developing a robotic system for autonomous intravenous catheterization. He is currently working on developing a novel non-invasive glaucoma treatment platform. His research interests include medical robotics, wearable devices, non invasive treatment and diagnostic tools,  5G telesurgery, laser microsurgery, magnetically-actuated micromanipulators, and microswimmers.

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