The projects take place in MA block 1 and are oriented in one of the main
areas of the biomedical engineering program. It is either a
computer-aided design project related to biomechanics or biomedical
instrumentation or a biomedical imaging project. Alternatively, students
may also have access to a biomedical project in “cooperation to the
development” or a "Team Leader (Chef d’equipe)" project.
Examples of MA1 block 1 projects
Biomechanics and Biomedical instrumentation
Design of a haptic interface with two degrees of freedom for a
pulmonary tumor palpation device
Design of an artificial heart for the validation of the SPET method
for the functional study of the heart
Design of a palpation instrument for minimally invasive thoracic
surgery
Design of an instrumentation system for the study of the mechanical
stresses of the tibial shaft for the prevention of osteoporosis in
astronauts
Tracking cellulaire in vitro
Biomedical Imaging
Model based neuron detection in fluorescence imaging
Integration of a 3D navigation system with an image source acquired by
CT-scan
Measurement of morphological parameters of neurons from images
obtained by confocal microscopy
Quantification of protein expression in cells subjected to an
immunofluorescence method
In MA block 2, the student must prepare a dissertation, the subject of
which must be determined in the course of the MA block 1. A list of
subjects is published each year during the month of March and Is
structured around the research themes of the various departments of the
faculty involved in biomedical research (described below).
Examples of thesis dissertation subjects
Force feedback device in tele-operation for medical
applications
Biomechanics
Analysis of the foot-grass interaction in football players during
jump
Design of an external articulated mini-fixator for the fingers of the
hand
Design of a remote-controlled slave robot adapted to laparoscopy
Design and realization of a motorized system for digestive endoscopy
tools (plug & play) for the technological platform Endomina
Study of optimal needle force and profile to pierce a sphincter of the
stomach (esophagus sphincter, pylorus)
Realization of robotic palpation for minimally invasive surgery
Endoges: gastric electrical stimulator designed to be implanted
by endoscopy
Biomedical Instrumentation
Screening for autonomic neuropathy from the variability in the cardiac
rhythm
Development of a bio-impedance measurement system
Development of a brain-machine interface for tetraplegic patients
Analysis, development and implementation of a powering system for a
wireless network of medical sensors
Realization of a system for acquiring and processing data for
paraplegic patients
Biomedical Imaging
Colocalization of immunohistochemical markers using digital images
analysis
Development of a multimedia medical information server for the
surgical theatre
Spectral measurements and calculations of RX around radiotherapy
facilities
Automatic neuron segmentation acquired by confocal microscopy
Automatic neuron segmentation acquired by confocal microscopy
In MA block 2, students have the opportunity to pursue a professional
immersion course of at least 12 weeks. This internship enables the
student to actively confront with the professional world and to acquire a
first experience in realistic situation. The internship takes place in a
company or in a hospital in Belgium or abroad. It can also take place in
a university research group, but only abroad.
Examples of internship places
In a Company : Baxter, Biocartis, Cardiatis, Cardio3,
Centexbel, Cochlear, Endo Tools Therapeutics, Euranova, IBA, IMEC, Inoue,
Johnson & Johnson Medical, Materlialise, Medisoft, MedPole, Mobelife,
Siemens, Synergia Medical, Volcano, 3Win…
In Hospital
Erasme Hospital (Dept. of Pathological Anatomy, Dept. of Radiology and
Medical Imaging, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Gamma Knife Center, Thoracic
Surgery Dept., PET Scan Cyclotron Unit, Orthopedic Traumatology Dept.,
Sleep Laboratory)
Brugmann Hospital (Laboratory of Sensory and Cognitive
Neurophysiology)
Jules Bordet Institute (Dept of Nuclear Medicine)
Abroad (in company, hospitals or university research groups)
Withings (Paris, France)
Alfred Hospital (Melbourne, Australia) - Monash Alfred Psychiatry
research centre (MAPrc)
University College London (London, UK) - Implanted Devices Group (Dept of
Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering)
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