Biomedical Engineering
The Engineering / Biomechanics Research Laboratory at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is dedicated to researching problems of image and signal processing, biomechanics, instrumentation and development of musculoskeletal prostheses. This research is directed towards restoring normal (or improved) function to diseased or injured hard and soft tissues. This restoration is facilitated through an understanding of the mechanics of clinical interventions and, in particular, the physical forces, stress and strains involved in these interventions. Moreover, expertise in image and signal analysis broadens the knowledge base required to solve engineering problems in modern musculoskeletal research. The laboratory is augmented with instrument and tool fabrication experience necessary to implement engineering ideas in a clinical setting. The success of this laboratory is founded on qualified staffing, computing, mechanical testing and imaging facilities as well as wet / dry laboratory space.
Equipment in support of the Wake Forest University Bone and Joint Center includes: abundant computer hardware, computer-aided design and analysis software, structural analysis software (finite element modeling), signal and image processing hardware and software, mechanical testing devices, machine shop, and an electronics shop.
Engineering Faculty and Staff
- Joel L. Berry, M.D. - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Orthopedic biomechanics; experimental stress analysis; finite element modeling.
- Yaorong Ge, Ph.D. - Vanderbilt University
Virtual reality for medicine; three-dimensional graphics; image analysis for medical applications.
- Craig A. Hamilton, Ph.D. - North Carolina State University
Motion quantification using magnetic resonance imaging; signal processing.
- Paul F. Hemler, Ph.D. - North Carolina State University
Medical image visualization; three-dimensional display; medical applications for huey.%cat faculty.txt; engineering faculty and staff.
- Pete Santago, Ph.D. - North Carolina State University
Image analysis and processing; laboratory interfacing.
- Richard L. Webber, Ph.D. - University of California at Berkeley
Noninvasive diagnostic tools; task specific systems optimization; medical applications of tomosynthesis.
- Yi-fen Yen, Ph.D. - University of Minnesota
- Functional imaging with magnetic resonance imaging.