School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences

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New head stabilisation device aims to improve MRI image quality A device developed by researchers at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences that aims to keep the head more stable in brain MRIs has been given the go-ahead to be tested in the clinic...

New device aims to increase MRI scan quality and reduce repeated scans, saving money for the NHS.

Developed by David Carmichael and team, the MR MinMo aims to keep the head more stable during MRI scans and has received approval to be tested in the clinic.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-hea...

New AI dataset aims to revolutionise computer assisted surgery In a major leap for surgical AI, researchers from King’s College London and Tongji University have unveiled CholecInstanceSeg, the largest open-access dataset designed specifically for tool instance s...

In a major leap for surgical AI, researchers from @King’s College London and Tongji University have unveiled CholecInstanceSeg, the largest open-access dataset designed specifically for tool instance segmentation in laparoscopic surgery.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-ai-...

AI Helps Discover Surprising Drug Combos for Breast Cancer Treatment Artificial intelligence joins scientists in the lab in a groundbreaking team-up to find new cancer therapies using existing drugs.

Artificial intelligence joins scientists in the lab in a groundbreaking team-up to find new cancer therapies using existing drugs. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/ai-help...

Attend the King's Health Partners: Academic Surgical Grand Round!

The upcoming Grand Round will focus on "Value in digital health, AI and robotics: evidence and perceptions".

📆 2-3pm Thu 29 May
📍London Institute for Healthcare Engineering
✅ Register now: www.tickettailor.com/events/khpac...

The KHP Digital Health Academy are now offering multiple asynchronous courses ranging from Data Science and AI to Co-design and Entrepreneurship in Digital health.

View the website to find out about our offerings and updates: digitalhealthtraining.kcl.ac.uk

New funding to detect heart disease in cancer patients A team of researchers led by Dr Richard Southworth of King’s College London have been awarded funding from the British Heart Foundation to develop imaging tests that detect early damage to the heart c...

A team of researchers from the School have been awarded funding from the British Heart Foundation to develop imaging tests that detect early damage to the heart caused by off-tagert cancer therapies. 🫀

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-fun...

@kings-bmeis.bsky.social is the best place in the world I know in terms of a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, inclusive, open and collaborative research culture.

Doctors stay, AI assists - new study examines public perceptions of AI in healthcare A new study conducted by researchers at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences published in BJR | Artificial Intelligence, has found that most people support AI’s role in medicine, b...

🤖 As AI continues to integrate into healthcare systems, a new study conducted by researchers at the School has found that most people support AI’s role in medicine, but draw a clear line: AI should assist, but not replace doctors. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/doctors...

📣 Register now for our Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance course 📣

Covering the basic principles of CMR, its clinical indications and role in a multi-modality imaging environment.

⏰ Application deadline: 22 April 2025

📍 King's College London

www.kcl.ac.uk/short-course...

King's first to benefit from two whole-body PET-CT imaging systems King’s College London is the first in the UK to benefit from two Biograph Vision Quadra systems from Siemens Healthineers, marking a new era of PET-CT. This crucial, non-invasive imaging technique can...

🏥 King's College London is the first in the UK to benefit from two Biograph Vision Quadra systems from Siemens Healthineers, marking a new era of PET-CT imaging for healthcare and research. Read more: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-f...

@kingslsm.bsky.social

Researchers from the School, lead by Dr Konrad Wagstyl, have developed an artificial-intelligence tool that can detect two-thirds of epilepsy brain lesions doctors often miss.
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@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

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Scientists have developed an AI-powered tool that detects 64% of brain abnormalities linked to epilepsy that human radiologists miss.

MELD Graph is an AI tool that could drastically change the care for 4 million patients.

@kingslsm.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk.

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Inaugural King's MedTech Accelerator completes at the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering The King's MedTech Accelerator is a 6-month, part-time programme for King's researchers and staff focused on transforming research innovations into viable healthcare ventures.

The inaugural King’s MedTech Accelerator has completed its first iteration of supporting aspiring entrepreneurs from across King’s in #MedTech to grow their understanding of the translation path from bench-to-bedside-to-boardroom. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/inaugur... @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Today marks the first day of LGBT+ History Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We're celebrating our LGBTQIA+ community and the history of those who came before us all month long, with a series of events, opportunities, and resources. #LGBTplusHM25

Professor Ourselin presents recent successes from St Thomas' MedTech Hub at the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Professor Sebastien Ourselin, Head of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences was invited to present at the Science, Innovation and Technology Parliamentary Committee in connection wit...

Head of School, Professor Sebastien Ourselin spoke at the Science, Innovation and Technology Parliamentary Committee last week, presenting an overview of St Thomas’ MedTech Hub. #healthcare #innovation #engineering

Applications open today for the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention! 🏥
APPLY NOW: lnkd.in/g6kK8N4K

London Institute for Healthcare Engineering to host Radiology AI Summit 2025 The Radiology Al Summit (RAIS) is an exclusive annual event uniting industry-leading experts, academics, clinicians, and policy advocates for two days to collaborate on bringing forward Al into clinic...

The London Institute for Healthcare Engineering is hosting the second Radiology Al Summit. An exclusive annual event uniting industry-leading experts, academics, clinicians, & policy advocates collaborate on bringing forward Al into clinical & diagnostic settings.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/london-...

School public engagement efforts recognised at King's Engaged Research Awards 2025 Members of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences were celebrated for their work at the King's Engaged Research Awards ceremony, securing two wins and four nominations.

👏 We're celebrating our School's champions in public engagement, who were recognised for their efforts at the King's Engaged Research Awards last week! Read the full story now: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/school-...

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Researchers develop non-invasive method to assess diastolic function via pressure quantification in the heart A team of researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, Rikhospitalet in Norway and partners in Japan and France have developed a groundbreaking non-invasive method to meas...

Many congratulations to our researchers Prof. Pablo Lamata and Dr João Filipe Fernandes for their groundbreaking work in developing a non-invasive method to assess diastolic function in the heart 🫀

Learn more about their achievement here: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...

Join our Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Fellowship Programme! Designed to provide hands-on training and expert knowledge in CMR, offering the opportunity to gain substantial experience in this rapidly evolving field.

www.kcl.ac.uk/bmeis/cmr-fellowship

Prof Prokar Dasgupta OBE and Dr Ruth Adams shared their insights on life with Philomena Cunk this Christmas.

Watch the BBC Two special #CunkOnLife and find out what Prof Dasgupta thought of Cunk's unusual style of questions.

www.kingshealthpartners.org/latest/prof-...

In Conversation with Professor Kawal Rhode Professor Kawal Rhode is Head of Education at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, and has research interests across the field of MedTech education and innovation ranging from medi...

For our first "In Conversation" this year, we spoke to Prof. Kawal Rhode - Head of Education at BMEIS - about his own experience as a KCL student, his current role training future generations of MedTech specialists, and our ongoing mission of engineering better health:
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/in-conv...

YouTube video by TEDx Talks How 3D printing is shaping healthcare & education | Antonia Pontiki | TEDxAthens

Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering Dr. Antonia Pontiki, shares her transformative journey from a young athlete to an innovator in medical education and #HealthcareTechnology. Watch her TEDx talk How 3D printing is shaping healthcare & education. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E2o...

Hospital of the Future completes three-year winning streak at New Scientist Live The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences presented its 'Hospital of the Future' exhibit at New Scientist Live 2024 and was voted the most popular feature by the public for the third yea...

Woohoo! Our 'Hospital of the Future' exhibit at New Scientist Live 2024 and was voted the most popular feature by the public for the third year running! 🏥🥼

Heartfelt thank yous and congratulations to all of our volunteers who generously gave their time, energy, and expertise to the event 🙌🎉

In Conversation with Dr Shaihan Malik Dr Shaihan Malik is the Head of the Research Department of Imaging Physics and Engineering and a Reader in Medical Imaging at BMEIS. We spoke to him about his journey from undergraduate student to Hea...

We talked to Dr Shaihan Malik about his journey from undergraduate to heading our Research Department of Imaging Physics, the challenges of ultra-high field MRI, and making medical imaging more sustainable and accessible.

#healthcare #medicalimaging #interview

King’s ranks in the top 1% globally for sustainability, placing 8th in Europe and 14th worldwide in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025. 🌍✨

The rankings measure how organisations are tackling environmental, social and governance challenges. ⬇️

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Secretaries of State for Health and Science unveil new cutting-edge scanner at King's The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting MP and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle MP met with King’s researchers to learn about a new tota...

We were delighted to welcome Wes Streeting and Peter Kyle to King’s to learn about a new total-body PET scanner that could transform drug discovery and diagnose serious illnesses earlier.

The new scanner will provide unparalleled insights into human biology.

www.kcl.ac.uk/news/secreta...

XARLabs is revolutionising surgery with mixed reality at LIHE “I honestly think the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) is one of, if not the best places for startups like us to be right now,” says Ali Rezaei Haddad.

“I honestly think the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering is one of, if not the best places for #startups like us to be right now,” says Ali Rezaei Haddad CEO of XARlabs. Ali shares his company's journey and mission to revolutionise the #surgical lifecycle at a fraction of its current costs.

King's Neurolab launches new neurosurgical training programme King’s NeuroLab (KNL) aims to inspire neurosurgical trainees to fulfil their clinical and academic potential by delivering regular hands-on cadaveric education and skills training.

🧠 King’s NeuroLab launches its new neurosurgical training programme, with the first session being delivered this Wednesday 11th December and further sessions running through to July 2025. Find out more here: