The assessment of injured joints, tissue parts or bones is crucial for successful orthopaedic therapy. At Balgrist University Hospital, three-dimensional CT data is used to create digital patient twins. These virtual models make it possible to visualize biomechanical forces in a simulation and to better assess the success of the therapy before the intervention.
This technology is being further developed as part of the MedTwins-Agil.IT project. The aim is to seamlessly integrate the digital twins into clinical processes and make the data available on a cloud-based platform. Interdisciplinary collaboration with partners such as ETH Zurich, the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and the University of Zurich is essential for this.
Sebastiano Caprara, head of the project, emphasizes: “Our ultimate aim is to prevent unnecessary operations and optimize surgical treatment with such digital twins.”
MedTwins Agil.IT is being funded as part of the 3rd project call in the innovation program.