We serve and promote the field of Therapeutic & Diagnostic Systems and Technologies.

About Technical Community on Therapeutic & Diagnostic Systems and Technologies
The Technical Community on Therapeutic & Diagnostic Systems and Technologies (TC-TDST) consists of members interested in promoting the new and advanced technologies and systems employed for Therapy and Diagnosis within the biomedical engineering community. The goal of our Technical Community is to promote the welfare and technical enhancement of Therapeutic & Diagnostic Systems and Technologies.

Upcoming Webinar

An Introduction to Microwave Imaging for Medical Diagnostics and Monitoring

Date: January 14, 2025, at 11:00 AM ET (Duration: 1 hour)
Speaker: Prof. Lorenzo Crocco

Discover how microwave imaging leverages electromagnetic waves for non-invasive, contactless medical diagnostics. Learn about its principles, applications in detecting malignancies, and ongoing technological challenges in this engaging webinar.

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Past Webinars

Minimally-Invasive Image-Guided Cancer Therapy: From the Technology and Modeling Techniques to the Clinical Experience

Date: November 19, 2024, at 11:00 AM ET (Duration: 1 hour)
Speaker: Jason Chiang, MD, PhD

Explore insights into cutting-edge image-guided cancer therapies, focusing on technological innovations, modeling techniques, and clinical applications.

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Workshops and special session proposal at EMBC 2024

The Therapeutic & Diagnostic Systems and Technologies Technical Community is organizing different events at EMBC 2024.

“New frontiers of hyperthermia and ablation techniques: innovations, challenges and practical guides” – workshop – July 15, at 8.30

A full-day workshop titled “New frontiers of hyperthermia and ablation techniques: innovations, challenges and practical guides” will present the different technologies and innovation in the field of energy-based and minimally invasive interventions for tumor treatment. The attendees will benefit from a series of hands-on on modelling and data analysis. In addition to several speakers from the academia (Dieter Haemmerich, Punit Prakash, Paola Saccomandi and Leonardo Bianchi), the workshop will host a medical doctor (Jason Chiang), and a representative from industry (Chloé Audigier). The workshop is chaired by Paola Saccomandi and Punit Prakash.

Register to participate in our unique hands-on!

Click here for more information: EMBC 2024_WS_New frontiers of hyperthermia and ablation techniques.pdf

“How Start Up Companies Can Better Position Themselves for Success” – special session – July 18, at 9.30

A Special Session on the topic “How Start Up Companies Can Better Position Themselves for Success” presents strategies to help raise capital, efficient management of limited resources, and lessons learned from past start-up experiences. The Panel expands on what investors are expecting from a pitch made start-ups during fund raising, on strategic partnerships, and on common pitfalls. The session will focus on: how to start a start-up (Dorin Panescu), Small Business grants (Dieter Haemmerich, Punit Prakash), on how to maximize changes of success (Theodore Papagiannis, Michael R. Christensen), on technology transfer (Nitish Thakor).

For more details, click here: EMBC_2024_SS_How Start Up Companies Can Better Position Themselves for Success.pdf

 Special Issue on Image Guided Therapies in the IEEE Open Journal on Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Dieter Haemmerich and Punit Prakash, co-edited a special issue on Image Guided Therapies in the IEEE Open Journal on Engineering in Medicine and Biology. The issue includes six articles highlighting research advances in this field.

The editorial and the list of articles are available at the following link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10428939