Electrical Impedance Imaging Laboratory
EIT reconstruction algorithms and hardware systems for clinical applications
With the warm weather and the semester coming to a close, a few of the lab members decided to go on a hike in our own back yard of Fort Collins! Dylan, Kyler, Andre (left to right), and Natalie (not pictured) hiked up Greyrock Mountain which is located only 30 minutes from campus in the Poudre canyon. It was a beautiful day and a blast hanging out!
Dr. Mueller was invited to give a plenary lecture at the CU Anschutz Department of Biomedical Informatics’ Scientific Computing, Informatics, Applied Mathematics, and Healthcare Technologies Symposium.
Alongside Jennifer’s lecture, Dylan, Kyler, and Denise all presented research posters to the general audience. Most of the lab was also able to join for the day to just listen in and give their support.
Pictured are Dylan, Kyler, Trevor, Jennifer, Natalie, Denise, and Mikio (left to right).
Andre, Natalie, Shantam, and Kyler (left to right) went hiking up in Rocky National Park on the Nymph, Dream, and Emerald Lake trail! Even though Colorado hasn’t gotten a crazy amount of snow this year, it was still enough to pull out the snowshoes and crampons! This was Shantam’s first hike, first snow hike, and first time doing snow angels, so a lot of firsts for him. A great way to get away from research and spend some time together!
This November, CSU welcomed a delegation of Finnish scientists, led by Leena-Kaisa Mikkola, Finnish ambassador to the U.S..
CSU has a long history of collaboration with Finnish scientists, and our laboratory is no different. We were able to meet with longtime collaborator Dr. Samuli Siltanen, who co-authored “Linear and Nonlinear Inverse Problems with Practical Applications” with Dr. Mueller.
Based on our ongoing collaboration with Kim and Jay Norvell, we sat down with CBS Colorado to talk about the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration across CSU’s campus.
We’re incredibly lucky that the Norvells are using their influence to bring more attention to CF research, and we can’t wait to see what we’ll be able to accomplish with their support going forward.
Recently, the CSU athletics department highlighted our working relationship with CSU football coach Jay Norvell, and his wife Kim.
Their support of cystic fibrosis research has allowed us to greatly expand the scope of our projects, and we’re incredibly grateful for their generosity and continued interest in our work.
We’re very proud to be a part of connecting the athletics department with STEM research on campus, and hope to see similar collaborations in the future!
This month, Chris and Kyler attended the 25th International Conference on Electrical BioImpedance and Electrical Impedance Tomography, held in Monterrey, Mexico!
Both Chris and Kyler presented their work on the first day of the conference, and dedicated the rest of the event to learning from and networking with other professionals in the field.
They arrived in Mexico a day early so that they could explore Monterrey together and learn about the city, state, and country. The trip was an exciting trip for them both, and they appreciated the opportunity to attend.
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We recently sat down with SOURCE to discuss our current work with ultrasound computed tomography (USCT).
This project, which we are working on with our collaborators at the University of São Paulo, is testing the feasibility of using geological seismology techniques in a clinical setting.
These novel adjustments are helping us adapt to the variations of the human body as we place ultrasound sensors.
This summer, we completed a proxy study in which we used intubated piglets as a proxy for human infants in order to test the efficacy of our EIT system.
Additionally, we have begun to create an anatomical atlas using CT data in the hopes of improving our resolution even further.
These projects were incredibly successful, and have served to help us fine-tune our methods before we begin a human study with Stanford University next year.
Lab member Trevor Overton recently represented our group (and CSU as a whole) at the Joint Mathematics Meeting in San Francisco!
After an international search, Dr. Mueller was named the Yates Endowed Chair of Mathematics!
The position, created in honor of previous CSU president Albert C. Yates, is awarded to mathematicians who show excellent teaching skills, a commitment to applied research, a record of community service and a practical approach to mathematics.
We were recently able to welcome CSU’s football coach and his wife, Jay and Kim Norvell, to learn about our cystic fibrosis research!
It was incredibly exciting to be their first experience with on-campus research, and their interest in the field combined with their personal connection to CF made it especially wonderful to share our work with them.
As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, it has become increasingly clear to our group that EIT research has the potential to assist in monitoring the lung function of severely ill patients.
On a ventilator, it’s vital to have an understanding of how both air and blood are reaching the lungs. We talked with SOURCE about our ongoing projects at UCHealth Anschutz and Children’s Hospital Colorado in this area.