The IGT group, in NAMIC Project Week

One more time, the IGT group participates in the NAMIC Project Week! The Project Week is a week-long hackathon of hands on activity in which medical image computing researchers create solutions using the open source image computing platform, 3D Slicer, and VTK, ITK, CMake, and CDash libraries as well as OHIF, Cornerstone, dcmjs, vtkjs, itkjs, DICOMweb, Girder and related web technologies. Participants work collaboratively on solutions that lie on… Continue reading The IGT group, in NAMIC Project Week

Alicia Pose enlightened us all during Science and Innovation Week at UC3M

From November 6 to 19, 2023, the Science and Innovation Week 2023 was celebrated at UC3M, featuring over 30 scientific outreach activities aimed at unveiling the University’s research and development efforts. The event included guided tours, workshops, round-table discussions, exhibitions, demonstrations, conferences, and more. Alicia Pose led our group’s workshop titled: Ready Player One: El… Continue reading Alicia Pose enlightened us all during Science and Innovation Week at UC3M

Lucía Cubero and Alicia Pose, standing out at CASEIB 2023

The XLI edition of Congreso Anual de la Sociedad Española de Ingeniería Biomédica (CASEIB) was celebrated in Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, on November 22-24, 2023. Lucía Cubero and Alicia Pose presented some of our last works. Some details below: Here are some pics of the trip 😀

New PhD in the group! Congratulations Alicia!

We are happy to announce that last week, our PhD student Alicia Pose Díez de la Lastra successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Augmented Reality in Image-Guided Therapy to Improve Surgical Planning and Guidance” with ‘Doctorado Internacional’ distinction. The doctoral thesis was supervised by Javier Pascau and it was done in collaboration with Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón… Continue reading New PhD in the group! Congratulations Alicia!

Check out our last paper on Augmented Reality to improve surgical planning

Our paper on “Real-time integration between Microsoft HoloLens 2 and 3D Slicer with demonstration in pedicle screw placement planning” has been published in the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS). In it, we present a novel framework to send information in real time between Microsoft HoloLens 2 and 3D Slicer using the OpenIGTLink… Continue reading Check out our last paper on Augmented Reality to improve surgical planning

Alba González, winner of the Global TCT WI3DP Innovator Award!

Alba Gonzalez has been awarded the prestigious TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator Award 2023 for her career developing medical devices with the use of Additive Manufacturing. This award recognises women who are at the pinnacle of their profession, leading the charge in developing, enhancing and innovating within the 3D printing and additive manufacturing world.… Continue reading Alba González, winner of the Global TCT WI3DP Innovator Award!

Non-invasive localization of breast lesions for surgical planning

IGT group has participated in the development of a new technique based on medical imaging which makes it possible to non-invasively estimate the location of a tumour in the surgical position required for breast cancer surgery. Details here: https://www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite/UC3MInstitucional/en/Detalle/Comunicacion_C/1371355682007/1371215537949/Non-invasive_localisation_of_breast_lesions_for_surgical_planning https://www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite/UC3MInstitucional/es/Detalle/Comunicacion_C/1371355681946/1371215537949/Localizacion_no_invasiva_de_lesiones_mamarias_para_planificacion_quirurgica Read the paper here: F. Alfano et al., “Breast Tumor Localization by Prone to Supine Landmark… Continue reading Non-invasive localization of breast lesions for surgical planning

Alba González speaks with RNE (The National Spanish Radio Station) about Custom Implants and medical 3D printing

Our colleague Alba González has been invited to the radio station to speak about her project on Custom Implant Development and 3D printing with Chema García Langa, the presenter of “El Gallo que no cesa”, a radio program from the Spanish National Radio Station RNE. You can listen to the interview in here: https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/el-gallo-que-no-cesa/entrevista-24-nov-implantes-3d-personalizados-alba-gonzalez-alvarez/6743016/ The… Continue reading Alba González speaks with RNE (The National Spanish Radio Station) about Custom Implants and medical 3D printing

Participation in the 4th international symposium of engineering in Mexico

Our colleague Alicia Pose Díez de la Lastra has presented our most recent work on Augmented Reality at the 4th international symposium of engineering, celebrated at Universidad Vasco de Quiroga in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. This event collects mechatronics, computational systems, and industrial and biomedical engineering knowledge from researchers from Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, the USA, and… Continue reading Participation in the 4th international symposium of engineering in Mexico