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Symposium for professor Erik Fosse
– On December 2nd professor Erik Fosse, the leader of The Intervention Centre was 60 years and the event was celebrated with a symposium covering highlights of his professional career. Erik Fosse has had an exceptional diversity in professional interests which was reflected in the lectures given by cross diciplinary colleagues he has collaborated with over the last four decades. He is a researcher with 158 papers indexed in PubMed, but also has come up with a number of patents. As the leader of The Intervention Centre he has shown his talent not only as an innovative clinichian, supporting collegue but also as a strategic leader that now can harvest from the success of the Centre. He has over the years built a wide national and international network based on the credibility and wide recognition of his professional acievements and open minded personality. The image shows OUS CEO Siri Hatlen handing over flowers to professor Fosse during the Symposium. The Syposium program is available here.
New PhD at The Intervention Centre on "Continuous monitoring of left ventrucular function by epicardial 3-axis accelerometers"
– On December 1st 2010 anesthesiologist Steinar Halvorsen from The Intervention Centre defended his PhD thesis on the topic Continuous monitoring of left ventricular function by epicardial accelerometers. In the trial lecture the same day, Steinar Halvorsen presented "The importance of the Swan Ganz catheter in hemodynamic monitoring" in an excellent manner. The research presented in the thesis was based on a novel method for monitoring of heart function during cardiac surgery. The method detects reduced blood supply to the heart much earlier than conventional methods, and is based on measurements of heart wall movements with an acceleration sensor. In a final application the sensor will be miniturized and embedded in a temporary pacemaker lead routinely attached to the heart surface after cardiac surgery in the immediate post-operative phase.
Axillary Plexus Block in a high resolution MRI-results from 9 pilots
– In MD Trygve Kjelstrup's research magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) proved beneficial for presenting anatomy for regional anaesthesia and to demonstrate spread of local anaesthetic. A new axillary plexus block with a triple injection combining a short axillary catheter method with a transarterial axillary block was evaluated with a 3 Tesla MRI. Three different block techniques were investigated comparing the clinical efficacy of the techniques with the MR findings. Clinical High Field MRI (3T) scanner simplified the recognition of brachial plexus nerves in the axilla. After injection of local anaesthetic (LA), the identification of the nerve structures was nevertheless difficult. When all nerves were surrounded of LA in the axilla (MRI), it seemed to be associated with a clinical complete brachial plexus block. The final study will give more information. Download project poster >>>
Medtech Close-up: Norway
– On October 15th 2010 Swiss Medical Technology met with representatives from Healthcare in Norway at a seminar at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet. The meeting was organized by Swiss Medtech and Oslo Medtech as a technology seminar during the state visit of the President of Switzerland in Norway. The Siwiss President, the Royal Highnesses the King and Queen of Norway, the Minister of Health and Care Services, the CEO of the Regional Health Autority and the CEO at Oslo University Hospital were among the high level representatives from the relevant authorities at the seminar sessions. The program highlightetd the policies of both countries and underlined the crucial role of innovation in addressing health care supply and demand factors. It provided an unique opportunity for the Norwegian Medtech Cluster and healthcare organizations to meet with representatives from the highly successful and competitive Swiss Medtech industry. The Swiss medtech industry originating from the watchmaking industry employs 45.000, and represents 5% of the Swiss GDP. Successful medtech companies from Switzerland and Norway presented, and networked during the event. In the Keynote Speech professor Georg Von Krogh, Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation at the Swiss Technical University, ETH in Zurich, addressed the benefits of innovation in healthcare. In the Swiss approach to innovation in medtech, a balanced eco-system is established with governmental support. Switzerland has more than 1200 annual medtech patents, and over 80% of medtech startup companies still exists after 5 years. Professor Erik Fosse presented the innovation model established at The Intervention Centre to create a link between inovators and a clinical, hospital based R&D environment. A large group of seminar participants joined professor Fosse for a walk-around at The intervention Centre after the official program.
Medical student visit from Peking University
– Zhike Zhangis, an exchange student from China, stayed for a 4-weeks clinical observation visit at The Intervention Centre and Oslo University Hospital. Mr. Zhangis from Inner Mongolia is normally to be found at Peking University Health Science Center studying clinical medicine in the 6th school year at Peking University Third Hospital. During the clinical observation he followed dr Bjørn Edwin, and many other doctors at OUS. Under the OUS surgeon’s instruction, he learned some basic knowledge and how they dealt with realistic problems including use of modern technology support. Mr. Zhangis also spent time at the ward to see how the doctors work. He says “-they built very good relationship between doctors and patients”. He made a presentation during his stay through which people at The Intervention Centre learned about health care system in China and the beauty of China. The image shows Zhike Zhangis with Bjørn Edwin and Steinar Halvorsen from The Interventional Centre.
Training Course 2010 for the IIIOS-project " Intraoperative imaging and image guided therapy"
– The Interventional Centre is a partner in EU project IIIOS(Integration of Interventional Imaging in the Operating Systems of the Future). Ole Jakob Elle is coordinating the contribution in this project. IIIOS is a Marie-Curie Research Training Network for the education of young researchers, and in connection with that each partner has the responsibility of arranging different training cources for the young researchers within the project throughout the duration the project.Part one of the IIIOS-Training course for 2010 were arranged by the The Interventional Centre, Oslo University Hospital on the 26th to 27th of August 2010, and had the title "Interventional MRI in image guided procedures".
NorMIT included in Norwegian Roadmap for Research Infrastructure
– The Research Council of Norway (NFR) has launched a National Roadmap for Research Infrastructure in Norway. The roadmap is based on advice given by NFR to the authorities for an internationally competitive strategic plan for national infrastructure building based on official research policies and priorities. The roadmap is followed by long term planning and investments in large scale research infrastructures. 17 out of 260 projects were included in the roadmap, rated by the three criterias; 1)Infrastructure of national character, 2)Large scale research infrastructure and 3)Excellent rating of professionalism and strategy. Among the exclusive projects included in the category Large Scale Equipment Facilities are Norwegian Centre for Minimally Invasive Guided Therapy and Medical Technologies (NorMIT). NorMIT is a collaboration between St. Olavs Hospital, NTNU, SINTEF, University of Oslo, Oslo University Hospital and the Interventional Centre. The Operating Rooms involved are modern research laboratories where new technologies, treatments and medications are implemented. Collaboration and work assignement within image guided therapy and medical tecnology will take place in NorMIT. The over all objectives are better and safer patient treatment outcome, reduction of complications and length of stay, and to produce cost-effective solutions for healthcare and the society.
World's first reported laparoscopic single-port distal pancreatic surgery
– A team of abdominal surgeons at The Interventional Centre, led by Bjørn Edwin MD,PhD, has performed a laparoscopic distal pancreatic tumor removal and splenectomy using only one single incision. The team was the first in the world to report on use of this particular minimally invasive surgical access for this type of complex laparoscopy. The new, specially designed quad-port trocar device used for surgical intruments access was placed in the patients umbilicus. Customized, curved laparoscopic instruments were used to perform the surgery in a surgical procedure normally requiring at least 4 to 5 separate instrument trocars. By this technique the patient is left with less surgical scars, and the postoperative pain will be reduced due to less surgical trauma caused by the procedure. On the image the single trocar and the curved instruments (on the video screen) can be seen. An image of the post-operative surgical scar and the quad-port trocar can be seen in the Read More>> section.
Article from The Interventional Centre in Physiological Measurements 2009 Highlights
– Physiological Measurements has made a special collection of top rated papers that represents the excellence of the work published in 2009. Among the 13 papers selected for the presentation of outstanding new research was the article Validation of cardiac accelerometer sensor measurements written by Espen W Remme1, Lars Hoff2, Per Steinar Halvorsen1, Edvard Nærum1, Helge Skulstad3, Lars A Fleischer2, Ole Jakob Elle1 and Erik Fosse1. Author affiliations 1: The Interventional Centre, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. 2:Vestfold University College, Tønserg, Norway. 3: Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. The full text paper may be freely downloaded. The article describes a study where the group of researchers has investigated the accuracy of an accelerometer sensor designed for the measurement of cardiac motion and automatic detection of motion abnormalities caused by myocardial ischaemia. The video shows a robot arm attached next to the sensor. In this setup, both the robot and the sensor recorded the motion of the heart, which facilitated comparison of the sensor measurements with the robot.
BWSN 2 Project final demo
– This is a video from the final demo of the BWSN2 (Biomedical Wireless Sensor Network) Project. The project objective was to implement wireless sensors from multiple vendors on a commercial software platform. The 802.15.4 Wireless Personal Area Network radio frequency standard operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band was used in the project. The Scandinavian BWSN2 Consortium consisted of sensor developers, research institutes and the clinical test facilities at The Interventional Centre. MemsCap as, SINTEF IKT and Novelda as came from Norway. From Finland VTT participated. From Sweden Novosense AB, Imego and Millicore AB participated, and from Denmark Delta. The sensor portfolio was implemented on software from the Norwegian company Imatis as. The project was funded by SNN and NICe
Local organiser of School-of-MRI from the Interventional Centre
– ESMRMB - European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology has placed its School-of-MRI in Oslo from June 3-5th 2010. More information and online registration is available from the course website. The cource topics are Advanced Neuro Imaging - Diffusion, Perfusion, Spectroscopy. Local Organiser is professor Atle Bjørnerud from the Interventional Centre, and the course venue is Oslo Univerity Hospital. The aim of this course is to convey in-depth knowledge about advanced functional MR techniques for imaging of the central nervous system. The combination of MR physics (at a level for radiologists) and clinical applications in this course provides an excellent opportunity to improve the understanding as well as the clinical interpretation of diffusion-and perfusion-MRI and MR spectroscopy.
New PhD on Patient-reported outcomes after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
– On January 20th 2010 Lars Mathisen defended his thesis from the Interventional Centre and Dept. of Thorasic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. The evaluation committee consisted of 1.opponent professor, Emerita Judy Watt-Watson, Centre for Advanced Studies in Professional Practice, University of Torointo, Canada, 2. opponent professor Rune Haaverstad, Dept. of Thorasic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital and committee leader profesor Theis Tønnessen, Dept. of Thorasic Surgery, Institute for Hospital Medicine, University of Oslo. The dissertation was lead by the University representative professor Lars Gullestad from Department of Cardiology, Institute for Hospital Medicine, University of Oslo. The quality of life studies performed by Lars Mathisen was based on follow-up studies of patients enrolled in the Off-pump project, a randomized clinical trial comparing off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. So far 5 PhD's has been produced by this project material. Abstact; ”Patient-reported outcomes after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery” Patients’ self-report of symptoms, health status and overall quality of life reflects the experience of ischemic heart disease, as well as the impact of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).

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