Dr. LAMIA BELGUERAS
Conference title
MRI-compatible electromagnetic actuators
BIOGRAPHY
Lamia Belguerras received her engineering diploma and Magister’s degree in electrical engineering from the Université des Sciences et Technologies Houari Boumediene, Algiers, in 2005 and 2008, respectively, and her doctorate in electrical engineering from the Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France, in 2014. She is currently Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Lorraine, Nancy, France. Her research work is conducted within the Electrical Engineering Research Group of Nancy (GREEN) where her research topics include electromagnetic modeling and optimization of electrical machines, MRI medical actuators and MRI compatibility of medical implants.
PERSONAL INFO
Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
DATE OF BIRTH
September 10,1980
LOCATION ADDRESS
University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
Mobile Number:
+01(977) 556 87 233
CONFERENE ABSTRACT
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a highly effective imaging modality for real-time control during surgical procedures – MRI-guided surgery using actuators.
The conference will present an innovative MRI-compatible electric actuator concept. The aim is to replace cumbersome pneumatic actuators and ultrasound actuators, which interfere with image quality. The electric actuator is expected to improve image-guided surgical procedures (biopsies) inside an MRI scanner. For the application in question, an electric actuator is more compact and offers greater flexibility of use. Indeed, the electromagnetic torque is adjustable, making the actuator usable at different power levels, while ensuring high precision for small displacements.
We’ll be looking at the design and testing of a scaled-down actuator and MRI environment studied and developed at Laboratoire GREEN.