http://www.ivs.no/ The Intervention Centre's Webpages EBA-News 2.0.0 On December 20 2011 Cand.scient. Anne Catrine Trægde Martinsen from The Intervention Centre defended her PhD thesis at Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo. The trial lecture was held on the 19th with the topic: Can reduced radiation doses in CT scans by use of advanced image processing improve health benefit? On the image from left: Dr Per Kristian Hol, Oslo University Hospital, professor Per Hjalmar Nakstad, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Dr Gaute Hagen, Oslo University Hospital, Anne Catrine Trægde Martinsen, PhD, Docent Anders Tingberg, Skånes University Hospital Malmø, Sweden, Dr Ellen Schlichting, Oslo University Hospital Karl Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:21:06 +0100http://www.ivs.no/blog/new-phd/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/new-phd/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/new-phd/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/95/Hovednyheter On December 7th 2011 Lars Wælgaard, MD defended his thesis on Intraorgan monitoring for detection of ischemia and rejection. Lars Wælgaard's work originates from The Acute Clinic, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, and The Intervention Centre, and Institute of Clinical Medicine at University of Oslo.On the image from left: 2. opponent: Professor Petter Aadahl, Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk, NTNU, Trondheim,1. opponent: Professor Bo-Göran Ericzon, Transplationskirurgiska kliniken, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Huddinge, Stockholm, mentor professor Tor Inge Tønnessen, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine and to the right Lars Wælgaard. Karl Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:53:54 +0100http://www.ivs.no/blog/new-phd-on-intraorgan-monitoring-for-detection-of-ischemia-and-rejection/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/new-phd-on-intraorgan-monitoring-for-detection-of-ischemia-and-rejection/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/new-phd-on-intraorgan-monitoring-for-detection-of-ischemia-and-rejection/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/94/Hovednyheter At the COST-TERRA workshop on Nov. 15-17, 2011, Dr. Raul Chavez-Santiago received the best presentation award for his work on "Cognitive radio for wireless area networks in hospital environments". Congratulations to Raul! Karl Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:07:32 +0100http://www.ivs.no/blog/best-presentation-award-to-dr-raul-chavez-santiago/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/best-presentation-award-to-dr-raul-chavez-santiago/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/best-presentation-award-to-dr-raul-chavez-santiago/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/92/Hovednyheter On October 13 2011, the researchers from the Oslo University Hospital, Norway and the National Institute of ICT (NICT), Japan demonstrated that a full HD video transmission from a in-body transmitter to a on-body receiver using the ultra wideband (UWB) technology. The demonstration is part of the research in the Melody Project on the design and development of the next generation SmartPill system.The video shows the experiment performed in an experimental model at the Oslo Univeristy Hospital. News articles can be found at the Research Council of Norway and the State Television NRK. The articles are in Norwegian. More information in English can be found at the Research Council of Norway. Karl Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:51:49 +0100http://www.ivs.no/blog/wireless-transmission-of-a-full-hd-video-from-an-in-body-transmitter-to-a-on-body-receiver/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/wireless-transmission-of-a-full-hd-video-from-an-in-body-transmitter-to-a-on-body-receiver/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/wireless-transmission-of-a-full-hd-video-from-an-in-body-transmitter-to-a-on-body-receiver/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/91/Hovednyheter Karl Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:59:16 +0100http://www.ivs.no/blog/annual-report-2010/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/annual-report-2010/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/annual-report-2010/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/90/Høyre kolonne The 3rd Norwegian PhD Conference in Medical Imaging, jointly organized by MedIm - Norwegian Research School in Medical Imaging and the Intervention Centre (Oslo University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo), will take place in Oslo, 21-22 November 2011. The conference headline is “Good science –better healthcare?”, and will focus on:Hot topics within advanced medical imaging- Contrast enhanced ultrasound- Organ perfusion; hot topics from different modalities- PET-MR and PET-CT: What is the future?- Coronary imagingResearch methodology- How to succeed with scientific applications- Human performance- Panel debate: “Good Science –Better healthcare?–how are the universities prepared to meet this challenge”- Presentations of scientific research in different Norwegian research groups within medical imaging- Presentations of PhD projects (posters and oral presentations) Karl Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:09:13 +0200http://www.ivs.no/blog/the-3rd-norwegian-phd-conference-in-medical-imaging/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/the-3rd-norwegian-phd-conference-in-medical-imaging/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/the-3rd-norwegian-phd-conference-in-medical-imaging/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/88/Hovednyheter A video showing the operating room (OR) area of The Interventional Centre is available from ivs.no/about-us/. In the video a walk is made through the hybrid operating rooms during an ordinary work day. The rooms that are presented is a combined surgical and angiographic suite, a laparoscopic suite and a MRI with an adjacent OR for intra operative imaging. Finally the High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) device embedded in the MRI table is shown. Karl Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:08:06 +0200http://www.ivs.no/blog/walk-through-video-of-the-intervention-centre/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/walk-through-video-of-the-intervention-centre/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/walk-through-video-of-the-intervention-centre/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/87/Hovednyheter The Oslo University Hospital (OUS) of Norway and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) of Japan have joined forces to work closely to develop novel medical and healthcare technologies. The ongoing collaboration has been initiated by the Wireless Network Research Institute of NICT and the Intervention Center of OUS as part of the MELODY project, a large scale ICT research project funded by the VERDIKT program, the Research Council of Norway. The memorandum of understanding, which was signed by Head of Section for Research Administration, Dr. Gogstad on behalf of OUS and General Director, Dr. Kadowaki on behalf of NICT, will strengthen and formalize the ongoing collaboration and will provide support for new joint initiatives based on the principle of equal rights and mutual benefits for both parties for next three years. The signature ceremony took place at the NICT’s Yokosuka facility in Yokosuka, Kanagawa on June 16 and was attended by Professor Balasingham and Dr. Chavez-Santiago of OUS, Dr. Lund of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo, and Dr. Kadowaki, Dr. Koyama, Mr. Minami, Dr. Miura, and Dr. Li of NICT. Karl Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:38:08 +0200http://www.ivs.no/blog/norway-japan-collaboration-on-smart-sensors-and-wireless-technologies-for-medical-and-healthcare-applications/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/norway-japan-collaboration-on-smart-sensors-and-wireless-technologies-for-medical-and-healthcare-applications/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/norway-japan-collaboration-on-smart-sensors-and-wireless-technologies-for-medical-and-healthcare-applications/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/85/Hovednyheter EviCare is a Norwegian innovation and research program. The aim of the program is to develop valid tools, and to produce high-quality research, within the field of clinical decision support.The main objective of this project is to develop methods and technology for providing “Evidence-Based Medicine” (EBM) at the point of care, integrated with an electronic health record (EHR) or other health information systems directly involved in the clinical process, resulting in higher quality of care and a more detailed, transparent documentation of care processes. Karl Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:55:59 +0200http://www.ivs.no/blog/the-intervention-centre-partner-in-evicare-innovation-and-research-program/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/the-intervention-centre-partner-in-evicare-innovation-and-research-program/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/the-intervention-centre-partner-in-evicare-innovation-and-research-program/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/84/Hovednyheter The Intervention Centre has in collaboration with Institute for Informatics at University of Oslo and Institute for Innovation and Economic Organization (-at Norwegian Business School)  as one of two projects received funding from The Research Council of Norway's VERDIKT program. The Research Council of Norway has established this new program to stimulate innovation in the governmental sector. In the research project "From local breakthrough in knowledge to integration in medical practice" led by professor Erik Fosse, researchers from OUS, Intsitute for Informatics at University of Oslo and Institute for Innovation and Economic Organization at Norwegian Business School will investigate how to best facilitate implementation of high-tech medical procedures in Norwegian hospitals. The focus will be on a new mode of treatment (Trans Aortic Valve Implant-TAVI) in patients with severe heart disease. This type of treatment is characterised by new combinations of several concurrent technologies, and extensive cross-disciplinary collaboration. The approach developed in this projectis to be used in other and similar high-tech medical procedures in the future. More information about the project will follow shortly. Karl Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:28:06 +0200http://www.ivs.no/blog/funding-from-research-council-of-norway/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/funding-from-research-council-of-norway/ http://www.ivs.no/blog/funding-from-research-council-of-norway/#comments http://www.ivs.no/blog/feeds/comments/83/Hovednyheter