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Engineering solutions to transform how, when and where we can image the brain - Prof Clare Elwell
Part of the Joel Lecture series Recorded on 18 July 2023 The last decade has seen unprecedented advances in the capability of neuroimaging technologies for studies of the human brain. Many of these advances have targeted increasingly specific investigations of brain activity and function under a range of applications. The advent of non invasive technologies has opened up whole new horizons for how, when and where we can image the brain. During this lecture Clare discuss' the transformative impact of one such technology, near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), a portable, wearable and affordable optical neuroimaging technique. Engineering innovations have enabled NIRS images of brain oxygen metabolism to be acquired in infants and adults. NIRS studies of the developing brain are paving the way for early markers of autism in toddlers and following its successful implementation in resource poor settings, NIRS is now an important brain imaging tool in global health studies.
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7/21/2023
How can optical fibres innovate surgical procedures? | Disruptive Thinkers
How can we use fibre optics to innovate in surgical procedures ? In the latest of our Disruptive Thinkers video series, we profile the work of Dr Richard Colchester (UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) and Prof. Laurence Lovat (UCL Dept of Targeted Intervention) who are working to create affordable imaging devices for minimally invasive surgical procedures. Every month we’ll be releasing a new video showing some of the disruptive thinking happening across our faculty, from designing more inclusive and pandemic-proof cities, to exploring how business can be more sustainable, right through to making self driving cars safer.
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3/15/2022