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Tools and methodologies for generating digital twins in medical research

An overview of the latest advances of the use of CAE technologies in the medical field

Newsletter EnginSoft Year 17 n°2
By Marco Evangelos Biancolini, Ubaldo Cella | Università di Roma Tor Vergata
Corrado Groth, Stefano Porziani | RBF Morph
Tools and methodologies for generating digital twins in medical research
Tools and methodologies for generating digital twins in medical research

Abstract

The pervasive use of engineering simulation during the design phase and for virtual testing, thus eliminating the need for multiple prototypes prior to product launch, is well established today.

The continuously growing availability of computing power and simultaneous algorithmic improvements now make high-fidelity numerical resolution of complex problems possible, integrating methodologies that are becoming established procedures in many fields of engineering. Clinical research has benefitted from these advances. Furthermore, the advent of technologies such as big data management, augmented reality, automated computer-aided engineering (CAE) processing in high performance computing (HPC) environments, and additive manufacturing are changing the way healthcare is delivered with implications for the skills required by the next generation of healthcare professionals and academic researchers. The use of numerical simulation to address clinical problems has been consolidated in Europe through several research activities that also involved non-medical institutions specialized in engineering technologies.

This article provides a non-exhaustive overview of some of the latest advances in the adoption of CAE technologies in the medical field by citing some ongoing EU research programs.

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