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Interview with Professor Enrico Dall'Ara: AI and Biomechanics in METASTRA

An interview with our Research Theme Director for Computational Modelling in Medicine, Professor Enrico Dall'Ara, about his team's work developing advanced computational models to help clinicians assess fracture risk for patients with cancer.

Published by the METASTRA project.
A 3D tomography image of PP mesh
The University of Sheffield-led study found PP mesh fibres became stiffer and showed signs of degradation 60 days after implantation, as seen in this 3D tomography image.

Vaginal mesh scandal: new evidence reveals further failings

New evidence of the failings of the material at the centre of the vaginal mesh scandal has been revealed by a major study by researchers at the University of Sheffield, led by Insigneo member Dr Nicholas Farr.
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BSCI BSCCT Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 hosted in Sheffield

The British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (BSCI) British Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (BSCCT) Annual Scientific Meeting for 2024 was held on 19 - 20 September in the Mercure St Paul’s Hotel Sheffield.

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Insigneo Summer Research Programme 2021 fully subscribed

We are pleased to announce that the Insigneo Summer Research Programme 2021, is fully subscribed with 60 applications received from undergraduate students in the Faculties of Engineering, Science, and Medicine, Dentistry, and Health.
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The role of the loading condition in predictions of bone adaptation in a mouse tibial loading model

Our MultiSim project researchers have had a paper on ‘role of loading condition in predictions of bone adaptation in a mouse tibial loading model’ published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
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Type, size, and position of metastatic lesions explain the deformation of the vertebrae under complex loading conditions

Researchers from our MultiSim project have had a paper on ‘Type, size, and position of metastatic lesions explain the deformation of the vertebrae under complex loading conditions’ published in Bone.
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A novel approach to evaluate the effects of artificial bone focal lesion on the three-dimensional strain distributions within the vertebral body

Researchers from our MultiSim project have had a paper on ‘A novel approach to evaluate the effects of artificial bone focal lesion on the three-dimensional strain distributions within the vertebral body’ published in PlosOne.
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Delivering computationally-intensive digital patient applications to the clinic: An exemplar solution to predict femoral bone strength from CT data

Paper from MultiSim researchers on ‘Delivering computationally-intensive digital patient applications to the clinic: An exemplar solution to predict femoral bone strength from CT data’ published in Computer Methods and Programs.