A major challenge in the biomedical field is the quantification of the complex behavior of biological systems. Computational techniques have an important role to play in the application of engineering principles to medicine and biology, leading to improved healthcare diagnostics and therapy.
EPFL contributes research in a number of different areas of biomedical engineering. Simulation of the atomistic structure of complex biological systems can lead to fundamental understanding of the functional mechanisms of natural and clinical drugs. Research on the development of new algorithms and mathematical tools for advanced image processing assists the analysis of medical and biological images. Topics of interest are image reconstruction, multi-modal imaging, image analysis and visualization. Numerical flow analysis of the arterial network of the human body can provide detailed insights into the origin of certain anomalies. Much of these research activities is undertaken in close collaboration with medical institutions, such as the CHUV.
Specific STI and ENAC laboratories involved in Computational Biomedical Engineering activities include:
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ASPG – Applied Signal Processing Group (Dr Jean-Marc Vesin)
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LBO – Biomechanical Orthopedics Laboratory (Prof. Dominique Pioletti)
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LHTC – Hemodynamics and Cardiovascular Technology Laboratory (Prof. Nikolaos Stergiopulos)
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LIB – Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (Prof. Michaël Unser)
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LTS5 – Signal Processing Laboratory 5 (Prof. Jean-Philippe Thiran)
