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ESMINT Webinar on 18 Nov: In vitro modeling to predict clinical performance by Prof. Matt Gounis

30 Oct 2019   Category/ies: Teaching

Join us for the ESMINT webinar on 18 November at 05:00 PM CET. Prof. Matt Gounis will discuss the chances, challenges, and limitations of in vitro modeling of neuro-interventions: What is possible today without animals – and how does it translate into clinical practice.

Matthew J. Gounis, is Director, NECStR, and Professor of the Department of Radiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA/USA.

The webinar will be moderated by Dr. Jan-Hendrik Buhk.

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What is the webinar about?

The webinar is about advancements in generating realistic vascular models, both patient and population-specific, to test new technology in medical devices and image-guided surgery techniques. Simulation is not only used for physician education but also refinement of technique and rapid iteration of device design or imaging parameters. The goal is to improve clinical performance.

Key message

In vitro modeling is an important tool in interventional neuroradiology

Learning objectives

  1. The current state of the art in generation of anatomically correct cerebrovascular models
  2. Success in translation example: balloon-guide catheters reduce distal fragmentation during thrombectomy, which is now shown to improve clinical outcomes.
  3. Failure modes: as with all modeling, there are limitations. Lack of a vessel wall that responds to medical devices may in the future be addressed by bioreactors, which today remain a subject of advanced research. Failure to include the entire endovascular path (femoral or radial) may lead to erroneous predictions.

Registration

For ESMINT members, webinars are free.

Register for the webinar

If you are not an ESMINT member, you can join ESMINT or renew your membership to get free access to all webinars and the recordings.

About the speaker

Matt Gounis, PhD, is a biomedical engineer and Tenured Professor of the Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School. He co-founded the New England Center for Stroke Research at UMASS in 2006 where the team works to bring new imaging and medical device technology from the bench to the clinic. For 20 years, he has performed research on the minimally invasive treatment of cerebrovascular disease with a focus on device technology, pre-clinical disease modeling, and image-guided surgery. Matt Gounis is the 2010 recipient of the Y.C. Fung Award from the ASME, the Founding President of the SB3C Foundation, the past Chair of the Bioengineering Division of the ASME and the AHA Clinical Bioengineering Committee, Fellow of ASME and currently serves as the Basic Science Associate Editor for the Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery and on the Editorial Board of the journals Stroke and Neurosurgery.