YRA - Young Researchers Academy MedTech in NRW

Organizing Board

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Ph.D., Master, and Bachelor students of all universities in NRW (Uni & FH) working in areas related to biomedical engineering are kindly invited to present their research or their thesis at the 2nd YRA MedTech Symposium.
June 8-9 / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr West
HRW Campus Mülheim an der Ruhr
Duisburger Strasse 100
45479 Mülheim an der Ruhr

Objectives

The aim of the YRA is to build a scientific community amongst MedTech researchers, namely bachelor, master, and doctoral students of all types of universities (Uni & FH) in NRW.

The aim of this YRA symposium (free of charge) is to provide an open platform for bachelor, master, and doctoral students to present either their research or their final thesis in the realm of (bio-)medical engineering or in related fields such as e.g. (non-exhaustive):
- - Biomechanics, Implants, Biofluidmechanics, Microfluidics, ...
- - Bioinformatics, Telemedicine, AAL, Hospital Engineering, ...
- - Bioelectromagnetics, Bioelectronics, Biophysics, Medical Physics, ...
- - Medical Imaging, Biosensors, Lab-on-a-Chip...
- - Numerical Modeling, HPC, Multi-Scale Approaches, ...

Paper Submission

You are kindly invited to submit a one (up to maximal two) page abstract (Word and PDF format) until April 30th, 2017 to: info@yra-medtech.de

Please use the corresponding MSWord template that is provided in the navigation on the left. http://www.yra-medtech.de

For registration to the 2017 YRA MedTech Symposium please use the followoing registration form. YRA 2017 Registration

YRA MedTech Symposium 08.06.2017

08:30 - 09:00 / 06 EG Foyer
Registration and Hand Out of the Abstract Book
06 EG Foyer,HRW Campus Müheim an der Ruhr, Hochschule Ruhr West, Duisburger Straße 100, 45479 Müheim

Opening / 06 EG HS4

09:00 - 09:30
Welcome Addresses
Prof. Dr. G. Stockmanns, President of the UAS Ruhr West, the IEEE IM Chapter Germany Section and the Organization Committee

09:30 - 10:30 / 06 EG HS5 / Medical Image Processing / Chair: Prof. M. Overhoff

09:30 - 09:50
Measuring, clustering and classifying pores of surgical meshes with an ImageJ plug-in pdf_(90_kB)
Sebastian Vogt, Carolin Ritter, Jürgen Trzewik, Klaus Brinker
University of Applied Sciences Hamm Lippstadt

09:50 - 10:10
Multi-atlas based clavicle segmentation in chest image data pdf_(610_kB)
Cosmin Adrian Morariu, David Struck, Josef Pauli
University of Duisburg-Essen

10:10 - 10:30
Estimating image quality for bone scintigraphy using machine learning pdf_(150_kB)
Christina Kolossow, Frank Horbach, Klaus Brinker
University of Applied Sciences Hamm Lippstadt

10:30 - 10:45 / 06 EG Foyer / Coffee Break / Networking with other Experts

10:45 - 11:45 / 06 EG HS5 / CT, fMRI and Radiotherapy / Chair: Prof. K. Brinker

10:45 - 11:05
A comparison of CT Hounsfield units of medical implants and their metallic and electrical components determined by a conventional and an extended CT-scale pdf_(750_kB)
Zehra Ese, Marcel Kressmann, Jakob Kreutner, Amin Douiri, Stefan Scholz, Wolfgang Görtz, Lutz Lüdemann, Gregor Schaefers, Daniel Erni, Waldemar Zylka
University of Duisburg-Essen, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, MR:comp GmbH, MRI-STaR GmbH

11:05 - 11:25
Does hemodynamic response function change in Alzheimer disease? pdf_(100_kB)
Nathania Suryoputri, Aydin Ghaderi, Peter Linder, Konstantin Kotliar, Jens Göttler, Christian Sorg, Timo Grimmer
Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich

11:25 - 11:45
Investigation of flow and heat transfer during TURIS process via 2D CFD simulation pdf_(55_kB)
Mustapha El Bahia, Tino Morgenstern, Dinan Wang
University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West

Poster (during lunch break)
Monte Carlo and ray tracing algorithm for treatment planning in clinical applications with Cyberknife pdf_(105_kB)
Kirsten Galonske, Martin Thiele, Waldemar Zylka
Klinikum Stadt Soest, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences

11:45 - 13:00 / Lunch Break (Barbecue, Mensa, with costs)

13:00 - 14:20 / 06 EG HS5 / Cell Handling and Cell Analysis / Chair: Prof. W. Zylka

13:00 - 13:20
Development and trials of a test chamber for ultrasound-assisted sampling of living cells from solid surfaces pdf_(965_kB)
Oliver Schneider, Taher Al Hakim, Peter Kayser, Ilya Digel
Aachen University of Applied Sciences

13:20 - 13:40
How the liquid contact angle saturates by the electrowetting effect pdf_(395_kB)
Fedor Schreiber, Daniel Erni
University of Duisburg-Essen

13:40 - 14:00
Effects of nitric oxide (NO) and ATP on red blood cell phenotype and deformability pdf_(1005_kB)
Katharina Schlemmer, Dariusz Porst, Rasha Bassam, Gerhard Artmann, Ilya Digel
Aachen University of Applied Sciences

14:00 - 14:20
Fluorescence signatures and detection limits of ubiquitous terrestrial bio-compounds pdf_(350_kB)
Max Kuhlen, Ilya Digel
Aachen University of Applied Sciences

14:20 - 14:35 / 06 EG Foyer / Coffee Break / Networking with other Experts

14:35 - 15:55 / 06 EG HS5 / Assisting Information Systems / Chair: Prof. D. Rueter

14:35 - 14:55
Automatic dementia diagnosis based on a digital clock drawing test pdf_(210_kB)
Patrick Lange, Siegfried Reinecke, Klaus Brinker
University of Applied Sciences Hamm Lippstadt

14:55 - 15:15
Measuring local pulse transit time for affective computing applications pdf_(325_kB)
Nils Beckmann, Reinhard Viga, Aysegül Dogangün, Anton Grabmaier
University of Duisburg-Essen

15:15 - 15:35
Safety and security for medical devices: analysis and implementation of a secure software update for embedded systems pdf_(210_kB)
Andrei Lorengel, Jan Pelzl
University of Applied Sciences Hamm Lippstadt

15:35 - 15:55
Ludic system for therapy exercises of wrist and hand phalanges pdf_(745_kB)
Amaury Perez Tirado
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Aachen University of Applied Sciences

15:55 - 16:10 / 06 EG Foyer / Coffee Break / Networking with other Experts

16:10 - 17:30
IEEE Workshop 2017 / SENSORICA 2017
TPC Meeting for the YRA MedTech Symposium 2018 (Raum Maxwell)

17:30 - 21:00 / Social Event Airship Hall Airport Mülheim (cost free) and afterwards Optional Dinner (with costs) - Meeting Point Building 6 Ground Floor

YRA MedTech Symposium 09.06.2017

08:30 - 08:45 / 06 EG Foyer
Registration and Hand Out of the Abstract Book

Opening / 06 EG HS5

08:45 - 09:00
Welcome Addresses
Prof. Dr. H. Bolivar, Vice President Research University of Siegen

09:00 - 10:40 / 06 EG HS5 / Biomechanics / Chair: Prof. F. Kreuder

09:00 - 09:20
Exposure of FAI - A squeezed labrum as the reason for limitation of movement and pain pdf_(2950_kB)
Robert Cichon, Dominik Raab, Andrea Lazik Palm, Jens M. Theysohn, Stefan Landgraeber, Wojciech Kowalczyk
University of Duisburg-Essen, University Clinic Essen

09:20 - 09:40
Prevention of femur neck fractures through femoroplasty pdf_(350_kB)
Alexander Abel, Daniel Pérez-Viana, Bernhard Ciritsis, Manfred Staat
Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Ospedale San Giovanni EOC Bellinzona

09:40 - 10:00
Calculation of muscle forces and joint reaction loads in shoulder area via an OpenSim based computer calculation pdf_(240_kB)
Stefan Birgel, Tim Leschinger, Kilian Wegmann, Manfred Staat
Aachen University of Applied Sciences, University Medical Center Cologne

10:00 - 10:20
Biomechanical simulation of different prosthetic meshes for repairing uterine/vaginal vault prolapse pdf_(1235_kB)
Medisa Jabbari, Aroj Bhattarai, Ralf Anding, Manfred Staat
Aachen University of Applied Sciences

10:20 - 10:40
Upgrade of bioreactor system providing physiological stimuli to engineered musculoskeletal tissues pdf_(140_kB)
Michel Schmitjans, Jan Bernd Vorstius, Waldemar Zylka
University of Dundee, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences

10:40 - 10:55 / 06 EG Foyer / Coffee Break / Networking with other Experts

10:55 - 11:55 / 06 EG HS5 / Biomedical Imaging and Monitoring I / Chair: Prof. M. Staat

10:55 - 11:15
A randomized, observational thermographic study of the neck region before and after a physiotherapeutic intervention pdf_(265_kB)
Lukas de Hond, Dariusz Porst, Ilya Digel
Aachen University of Applied Sciences

11:15 - 11:35
Contactless vital sign monitoring pdf_(60_kB)
Daniel Schmiech, Andreas R. Diewald
Trier University of Applied Sciences

11:35 - 11:55
A camera based system for contactless pulse oximetry pdf_(890_kB)
Christian Schiffer, Andreas R. Diewald, Rene Thull
Trier University of Applied Sciences

11:55 - 13:00 / Lunch Break (Barbecue, Mensa, with costs)

13:00 - 13:40 / 06 EG HS5 / Biomedical Imaging and Monitoring II / Chair: Prof. M. Staat

13:00 - 13:20
A large induction field scanner for examining the interior of extended objects or living humans pdf_(29100_kB)
Martin Klein, Dirk Rueter
University of Applied Sciences Ruhr West

13:20 - 13:40
Modeling and Evaluation of High Impedance Surfaces Applied to Improve the Performance of RF Coils within high-field MRI pdf_(820_kB)
Benedikt Sievert, Andreas Rennings, Daniel Erni
University of Duisburg-Essen