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Project
VIBRONAV
NOVEL GUIDANCE FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
VIBRONAV – vibroacoustic device navigation research-initiative of the AGH University, Krakow, Poland (Prof. Michael Friebe, PhD) and JLU, Giessen, Germany (Prof. Gabriele Krombach, MD)
MTP / MISSION / VISION
“The goal is not to just DIGITIZE, but to create better MEDICINE.”
“Joint and interdisciplinary research between clinicians and engineers with a clear purpose is the key to translation.”
MASSIVE TRANSFORMATIVE PURPOSE: Error-free medicine
MISSION: Integrate novel sensing
VISION: vibroacoustic tissue device information as a base for improved guidance
What Is Vibronav
OPUS LAP — German DFG / Polish NCN joint researchEngineering / Sensor / AI expertise from AGH University of Science and Technology and Clinical Expertise, Workflow optimisation, UX design from JLU – Justus Liebig University
01.2023 – 12.2025Total research budget – approx. € 700.000
Goal: Develop an advanced audio-enabled support system and technique for needle guidance in vascular punctures as a preparation or start of interventional radiological procedures (catheters). Novel audio sensors and advanced signal analysis techniques will be combined to extract and characterize clinically relevant features within a vibroacoustic sensing setup.
TIMELINE
Finish research proposal by Dec. 15 2021 – DONE
First student thesis projects Winter Semester 2022 – SEARCH FOR CANDIDATES – DONE
First PhD Student hired January 2023, Team Building, … – DONE
Office and Lab Space identified and equipped – March 2023 – DONE
(Building D2 Room 212 – really nice – we may need to move in September 2024 though)
First Conference Paper submitted – JANUARY 2023 — CARS CONFERENCE IN MUNICH – plus a Conference paper to BMT – DONE
Setup lab research – DONE
First peer reviewed research journal papers published Q1 2023 – DONE
5 conference and Journal papers published by Q1 2024 – DONE (total of 8)
Setup lab Setup with Robotic Arm (Ultrasound) and Audio Sensing completed – by Q2 2024- DONE
Novel concept for Audio Tissue Signal evaluation for interventional therapy application – by Q4 2024
Contact Persons
Prof. Michael Friebe, PhD
Katarzyna Heryan, mgr inż.
Locations
AGH University Of Science, Building D2, 30-001 Kraków/ Poland
Project Members
Prof. Michael Friebe, PhD
Katarzyna Heryan, mgr inż.
Dominik Rzepka, dr inż.
Katharina Steeg
Hamza Oran
Oğuzhan Berke Özdil
Witold Serwatka
Natalia Cholewa
Juliusz Stefański
Maksym Bondar
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