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Designing optimal shunts for newborns with heart defects using computational modeling

by U-M MICDE | Apr 11, 2017 | General Interest, Happenings, News, Research

For babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, several open-heart surgeries are required. During Stage I, a Norwood procedure is performed to construct an appropriate circulation to both the systemic and the pulmonary arteries. The pulmonary arteries receive...

U-M team uses Flux HPC cluster for pre-surgery simulations

by U-M MICDE | Jul 29, 2016 | Flux, General Interest, News

Last summer, Alberto Figueroa’s BME lab at the University of Michigan achieved an important “first” – using computer-generated blood flow simulations to plan a complex cardiovascular procedure. “I believe this is the first time that virtual surgical planning was done...

Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) announces second round of Challenge Thrust competition: Social Science & Health Science

by U-M MICDE | Feb 17, 2016 | General Interest, News

The Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) is pleased to announce the second competition for MIDAS Challenge Thrust awards. These awards are intended to stimulate research in key areas identified at our inaugural symposium last fall, and will lay the foundation...