Section: Partnerships and Cooperations

International Research Visitors

Internships

Domenico Idone (master student from Italy) did a six month internship in the team. The aim of the training period is to investigate a novel method to track catheter shape and location during vascular interventions. We have already experimented the use of a fiber optic, equipped with Fiber Bragg Grating sensors, embedded on a flexible plate, to determine its shape. This sensing system has allowed us to track the motion of the plate undergoing a two-dimensional deformation. The objective of this internship is to expand this work to the case of a three-dimensional deformation, which requires significant improvements over the previous approach.

Renée Geraats (Twente university) did a 2 months internship. She investigated different visualization solutions for augmented reality on fluoroscopic images of the liver and its vasculature, for the 2D3D Fusion project.

Daan Kuppens (Twente university) did a 2 months internship. He provided support on the acquisition of reliable porcine CT and X-ray fluoroscopic images fluoroscopic images, on CT segmentation of the liver and its vasculature and on clinical applications, for the 2D3D Fusion project.

Pim Hendricks (Twente university) did a 2 months internship. She provided support on the acquisition of reliable porcine CT and X-ray fluoroscopic images fluoroscopic images, and on clinical applications, for the 2D3D Fusion project.