Medical solutions

Category 1: Innovative implant design system and the development of innovative medical procedures

Janssen D., Mann K.A., Verdonschot N. - Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA.

Finite element simulation of cement-bone interface micromechanics

Winner of 5,000 EUR

Category 2: Innovations in computer aided engineering

Bongert M., Geller M., Pennekamp W., Roggenland D., Nicolas V. - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, Germany, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Germany 

Patient-Specific Simulation Model for Investigating the Impact of Aortic Valve Prostheses on Blood Flow

Winner of 5,000 EUR

Category 3: Open category

Bowers M.E., Trinh N., Tung G.A., Crisco J.J, Kimia B.B., Fleming B.C. - Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, USA

Quantitative MR Imaging using "LiveWire" to Measure Tibiofemoral Articular Cartilage Thickness

Winner of 5,000 EUR

Category 4: Poster category

Vengrenyuk Y., Cardoso L., Carlier S., Einav S., Fallon J.T., Randolph G., Weinbaum S. - The City College of New York, USA, The Graduate Center of CUNY, USA, Columbia University Center, USA, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, USA, Stony Brook University, USA, Tel Aviv University, Israel, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA, The City College of New York, USA

Micro-CT Based Finite Element Analysis of Atherosclerotic Plaque Stability

Winner of 2,500 EUR

Runner up in Category 1

Takatori R., Tokunaga D., Inoue N., Hase H., Harada T., Suzuki H., Ito H., Nishimura T., An H.S., Kubo T. - Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan, Rush University Medical Center, USA, Doshisha University, Japan

In vivo segmental motion of the cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis patients with atlantoaxial subluxation

Runner up in Category 2

Pérez M. A., Fornells P., García-Aznar J. M., Doblaré M. - Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), Spain, University of Zaragoza, Spain, Aragón Institute of Health Sciences, Spain

Validation of bone remodeling models in different bones using Mimics

Runner up in Category 3

Hughes T., Starly B. - University of Oklahoma, USA

Project M.A.R.S.

Runner up in Category 4

Audenaert E., Van Hoof T., Verstraete K., Gomes G., Audenaert A., D’herde K. - Ghent University Hospital, Belgium, European University College Brussels, Belgium

Excursion and strain of the brachial plexus and peripheral upper limb nerves following reversed arthroplasty of the shoulder