Biomedical Engineering - Minimally Invasive Instrumentation

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Latest Publications

The research group focus on biomedical engineering systems for minimally invasive diagnostics and therapy. The projects are driven by clinical needs in close collaboration with industry and clinical researchers.

Project areas

• Neuro-engineering for navigation, intervention and implementation in neurosurgery
• Multiparameter assessment of the skin
• Myocardial blood perfusion monitoring
• Laser Doppler technology
• Radio frequency technology
• Strategiområdet System Neurobiologi

Research group

Karin Wårdell, professor, head of group
Mattias Åström, PhD
Neda Haj-Hosseini, MSc, PhD-student
Johan Richter, MD, PhD-student
Elin Diczfalusy, MSc, PhD-student
Malcolm Latorre, PhD-student
Peter Reimstad, MSc, PhD-student
Mats Andersson, PhD
Simone Hemm-Ode, PhD, Guest Researcher from University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland

Thesis

Mattias Åström , PhD, "Modelling, Simulaltion, and Visualization of Deep Brain Stimulation", LiU No. 1384, 2011.

Johannes Johansson, PhD, "Impact of Tissue Characteristics on Radio-Frequency Lesioning and Navigation in the Brain: Simulation, experimental and clinical studies", LiU No. 1230, 2009.

Magnus Falk, MD, PhD, “Towards a broader use of phototesting – in research, clinical practice and skin cancer prevention”., Linköping University Medical Dissertation, No. 1024, 2007.

Carina Fors, MSc – Evaluation of a laser Doppler System for Myocardial Perfusion Monitoring, Lic. Eng. Thesis No. 1326, 2007.

Johan Antonsson, PhD, “Optical methods for intracerebral measurements during stereotactic and functional neurosurgery – experimental studies” LiU No. 1070, 2007.

Johannes Johansson, MSc, “Thermal thermocoagulation in deep brain structures, modelling, simulation and experimental study of radiofrequency lesioning”, Lic. Eng. 2006.

Daniel Karlsson, PhD, “Movement artifacts reduction in laser Doppler blood flowmetry – myocardial perfusion applications”, Linköping Studies in Science and Technology, Dissertation No. 935, 2005.

Michail Ilias, PhD, “Single exposure phototesting and assessment of pigmented skin lesions – Quantitative methods in terms of blood perfusion estimates”, Linköping Studies in Science and Technology, Dissertation No. 935, 2003.

Ola Eriksson, PhD, “Characterisation and modelling of radiofrequency lesioning in neurosurgery”, Linköping Studies in Science and Technology, Dissertation No. 693, 2001.

Karin Wårdell, PhD, “Laser Doppler Perfusion Imager – Methodology and Skin Applications, Studies in Science and Technology”, Dissertation No. 329, 1994.