Modeling the function of the cardiovascular system in health and disease represents a fascinating scientific challenge. This challenge can only be addressed by combining a deep understanding of the physiologic, biologic, engineering and mathematical principles involved. Our research is focused on the areas of disease research, fluid-solid modelling, catheterism, respiratory system and medical device design and performance evaluation.
Cardiovascular Simulation.
We are interested in developing numerical model to perform patient-specific cardiovascular simulations. We develop methods to simulate blood flow simulation for different pathologies as Abdominal Aneuryms, Aorta coarctation and dissection, stenosis, newtonian and non-newtonian blood model. Read more ...
Augmented Reality
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Virtual Reality
We are interested on developing an interactive surgical communication platform based on augmented reality technology for clinical remote assistance in real time. To develop this communication platform, novel methods of image processing, deformable models, reduced order models, haptic devices and AR systems will be developed. Read more ...
Medical Image Processing.
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4D MRI Phase-Contrast analysis and visualization.
We are interested on developing an adaptive and user-friendly graphical user interface for modelling, data input and visualization all types of medical data. We are focus in the medical image processing in the biomechanical research field to generating meshes from the medical images, to apply in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) or structural mechanics.
4D Phase-Contrast non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers the possibility to simultaneously acquire the morphology and spatially co-registered hemodynamic information non-invasively. The purpose of this research line is to visualize and determinate the 3D blood flow patterns in the aorta obtained by 4D MRI PC and to use it as boundary condition for the computational fluiddynamics (CFD) in order to obtain other relevant parameters, as shear stress over the arterial wall. Read more ...
Apnea Phenomena
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) mainly consists in the development of recurrent episodes of airflow limitation during sleep, as a result of anatomical and functional alterations of the Upper Airway (UA) that leads to collapse, causing decreases in oxyhemoglobin saturation(SaO2) and arousals that lead to a rest less sleep, day time sleepiness, and neuropsychiatric and cardio-respiratory disorders.