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Rule-based Key-Point Extraction for MR-Guided Biomechanical Digital Twins of the Spine
Robert Graf, Tanja Lerchl, Kati Nispel, Hendrik M\"oller, Matan Atad, Julian McGinnis, Julius Maria Watrinet, Johannes Paetzold, Daniel Rueckert, Jan S. Kirschke
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14708

Rule-based Key-Point Extraction for MR-Guided Biomechanical Digital Twins of the Spine
Digital twins offer a powerful framework for subject-specific simulation and clinical decision support, yet their development often hinges on accurate, individualized anatomical modeling. In this work, we present a rule-based approach for subpixel-accurate key-point extraction from MRI, adapted from prior CT-based methods. Our approach incorporates robust image alignment and vertebra-specific orientation estimation to generate anatomically meaningful landmarks that serve as boundary conditions …

A layered smart sensing platform for physiologically informed human-exoskeleton interaction
Chenyu Tang, Yu Zhu, Jos\'ee Mallah, Wentian Yi, Luyao Jin, Zibo Zhang, Shengbo Wang, Muzi Xu, Ming Shen, Calvin Kalun Or, Shuo Gao, Shaoping Bai, Luigi G. Occhipinti
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12157

A layered smart sensing platform for physiologically informed human-exoskeleton interaction
Wearable exoskeletons offer transformative potential to assist mobility across diverse user groups with reduced muscle strength or other forms of impaired mobility. Yet, their deployment beyond laboratory settings remains constrained by sensing systems able to fully capture users' physiological and biomechanical states in real time. We introduce a soft, lightweight smart leg sleeve with anatomically inspired layered multimodal sensing, integrating textile-based surface electromyography (sEMG) e…

Love this, by D.J. Grothe
We are truly only just getting started. All we have to do is to fail to kill everyone, and things will get better.
"Human civilization has existed for only 3% of the time that anatomically modern humans have existed. And modern industrial civilization has existed for just 2% of that 3% — just 0.06% of the time that anatomically modern humans have existed. Maybe we’re just getting started!"

Replaced article(s) found for cs.CV. https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CV/new
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- Robotic Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Artery Reconstruction of Anatomically-Representative Phantoms
Lidia Al-Zogbi, Deepak Raina, Vinciya Pandian, Thorsten Fleiter, Axel Krieger

W2W: A Simulated Exploration of IMU Placement Across the Human Body for Designing Smarter Wearable
Lala Shakti Swarup Ray, Bo Zhou, Paul Lukowicz
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05532 …

W2W: A Simulated Exploration of IMU Placement Across the Human Body for Designing Smarter Wearable
Inertial measurement units (IMUs) are central to wearable systems for activity recognition and pose estimation, but sensor placement remains largely guided by heuristics and convention. In this work, we introduce Where to Wear (W2W), a simulation-based framework for systematic exploration of IMU placement utility across the body. Using labeled motion capture data, W2W generates realistic synthetic IMU signals at 512 anatomically distributed surface patches, enabling high-resolution, task-specif…

A Linear Generative Framework for Structure-Function Coupling in the Human Brain
Sam Frank Kelemen, Joaqu\'in G\~oni, S\'ergio Pequito, Arian Ashourvan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06136

A Linear Generative Framework for Structure-Function Coupling in the Human Brain
Brain function emerges from coordinated activity across anatomically connected regions, where structural connectivity (SC) -- the network of white matter pathways - provides the physical substrate for functional connectivity (FC) -- the correlated neural activity between brain areas. While these structural and functional networks exhibit substantial overlap, their relationship involves complex, indirect mechanisms, including the dynamic interplay of direct and indirect pathways, recurrent netwo…

BronchoGAN: Anatomically consistent and domain-agnostic image-to-image translation for video bronchoscopy
Ahmad Soliman, Ron Keuth, Marian Himstedt
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01387

BronchoGAN: Anatomically consistent and domain-agnostic image-to-image translation for video bronchoscopy
The limited availability of bronchoscopy images makes image synthesis particularly interesting for training deep learning models. Robust image translation across different domains -- virtual bronchoscopy, phantom as well as in-vivo and ex-vivo image data -- is pivotal for clinical applications. This paper proposes BronchoGAN introducing anatomical constraints for image-to-image translation being integrated into a conditional GAN. In particular, we force bronchial orifices to match across input …

Patient-Specific 3D Printed Dynamic Preoperative Planning Models in Modern Medicine
Keshav Jha, Joseph Mayer
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.10134 https://arxiv…

Patient-Specific 3D Printed Dynamic Preoperative Planning Models in Modern Medicine
Three-dimensional (3D) printed preoperative planning models serve a critical role in the success of many medical procedures. However, many of these models do not portray the patient's complete anatomy due to their monolithic and static nature. The use of dynamic 3D-printed models can better equip physicians by providing a more anatomically accurate model due to its movement capabilities and the ability to remove and replace printed anatomies based on planning stages. A dynamic 3D-printed preope…

Pretty stunning seeing these face-to-face!
Jenny Saville at the NPG
Shadow Head
Oil on canvas,2007-2013
#art

Anatomically Informed GREIT Reconstruction: Improving EIT Imaging for Lung Monitoring
Maximilian Ludwig, Carolin M. Eichinger, Armin Sablewski, In\'ez Frerichs, Tobias Becher, Wolfgang A. Wall
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.00640

Anatomically Informed GREIT Reconstruction: Improving EIT Imaging for Lung Monitoring
Objective: Time-difference electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is gaining widespread use for bedside lung monitoring in intensive care patients suffering from lung-related diseases. It involves collecting voltage measurements from electrodes placed on the patient's thorax, which are then used to reconstruct impedance images. This study investigates how incorporating anatomical information from CT data into the widely used GREIT reconstruction algorithm affects EIT images and improves their in…

This is some work that I don't often share as it's not the style that I'm best known for, and it also covers medical themes. It does however show that I can draw anatomically correct hands 😅
Renew is a medical devices company specialising in the development and supply of prescription bowel management products. They asked me to create isometric and 2D illustrations to be used in instructional videos for both clinicians and patients.
#Illustration #MedicalIllustration #Design #Hands

From Coarse to Continuous: Progressive Refinement Implicit Neural Representation for Motion-Robust Anisotropic MRI Reconstruction
Zhenxuan Zhang, Lipei Zhang, Yanqi Cheng, Zi Wang, Fanwen Wang, Haosen Zhang, Yue Yang, Yinzhe Wu, Jiahao Huang, Angelica I Aviles-Rivero, Zhifan Gao, Guang Yang, Peter J. Lally
https://arxiv.org/abs/…

From Coarse to Continuous: Progressive Refinement Implicit Neural Representation for Motion-Robust Anisotropic MRI Reconstruction
In motion-robust magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), slice-to-volume reconstruction is critical for recovering anatomically consistent 3D brain volumes from 2D slices, especially under accelerated acquisitions or patient motion. However, this task remains challenging due to hierarchical structural disruptions. It includes local detail loss from k-space undersampling, global structural aliasing caused by motion, and volumetric anisotropy. Therefore, we propose a progressive refinement implicit neu…