Code
01W03117
Duration
01 October 2017 → 30 September 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Biomechanics
- Biomechanics
- Biomechanics
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Engineering and technology
- Geotechnical and environmental engineering
- Marine engineering
- Biological system engineering
- Biomaterials engineering
- Biomechanical engineering
- Medical biotechnology
- Other (bio)medical engineering
Keywords
biomechanics
arterial mechanics
hemodynamics
ultrasound
Project description
The aim of the PhD research is to further develop and validate a method that allows to accurately measure arterial stiffness from fast and easy non-invasive ultrasound measurements on the neck arteries and to design and prototype a system to demonstrate the feasibility of on-site measurements in Havana, Cuba.