Ultrasound and Shockwaves

Ultrasound provides a safe, radiation free opportunity to acquire information. Shockwaves may be used to stimulate biological effects. Morphological and functional parameters of biological structures can be gathered and partially influenced. Innovative solutions in the fields of sensor technologies and signal processing for new medical applications are developed and validated in our labs.

Current Projects

Shockwaves:

BestFokus - Ballistically generated focused shock waves for pain therapy with neurophysiological monitoring
ESWT - Evaluation of extracorporeal shock wave therapy
Lithotripsy - Optimization of the sound fields for lithotripsy

Ultrasound:

3D Robotic Ultrasound
Compartment Syndrome
Studies on the exposure and effects of ultrasound
Ultimate - Ultrasound for Implant Monitoring and Analysis Through Echography
Ultrasound-assisted Placement of External Fixator Pins
Ultrasound and model based acquisition of knee morphology
Ultrasound-based Navigation of Scaphoid-fixation

Former Projects

Shockwaves:

OsteoShock (10/2013 - 9/2014)
Kardio-Mechanotransduktion - Shock wave-induced mechanotransduction in cardiomyocytes (01/2012 - 12/2013)

Ultrasound:

IDentUS - Intraoral Dental Scanner with Ultrasound (04/2014 – 09/2015)
RapidGEN - Personalized Modeling and Rapid Manufacturing of Individual Knee Implants (7/2012 - 12/2014)
ImPlanUS - Non-invasive ultrasound based structural analysis of alveolar bone in implant dentistry (01/20212 – 12/2013)
IDA - Intraoral data acquisition using an ultrasound microscanner (7/2009 - 4/2013)
CardioFusion - Hybrid imaging with biplane coronary angiography and 2D strain echocardiography (1/2010 - 12/2012)
START Compartment Syndrome (1/2009 - 12/2011)
OrthoMIT - Technical innovations for minimal invasive orthopaedic therapy (2005 - 2011)
OrthoMIT Subproject 7 - Ultrasound imaging and registration
Ultrasound based CT registration for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (2003 - 2005)

Ultrasound and Shockwaves

Current Projects

Former Projects

Team Leader

de la Fuente, Matías
Dr.-Ing.

Research Team

Brößner, Peter
M.Sc.

Hentschke-Phlippen, Lovis
M.Sc.

Michel, Annika
M.Sc.

Radermacher, Klaus
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing.

RWTH

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Ultrasound and Shockwaves

Current Projects

Former Projects

Team Leader

de la Fuente, Matías Dr.-Ing.

Research Team

Brößner, Peter M.Sc.

Hentschke-Phlippen, Lovis M.Sc.

Michel, Annika M.Sc.

Radermacher, KlausUniv.-Prof. Dr.-Ing.

RWTH

SERVICES

OTHER RESOURCES

INSTITUTIONS

de la Fuente, Matías
Dr.-Ing.

Brößner, Peter
M.Sc.

Hentschke-Phlippen, Lovis
M.Sc.

Michel, Annika
M.Sc.

Radermacher, Klaus
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing.