2024/06/13 | People | Biomechanics
PhD thesis defense Aleksandra Ivanovic
Congratulations to Aleksandra Ivanovic for successfully defending her PhD thesis “Hearing under the Lens: Exploring the Human Middle Ear with Synchrotron-based Phase-contrast Microtomography” on 5 June. Her research aimed to shine a light on the intricate nanometer-to-micrometer movements of tiny anatomical structures within the temporal bone to enable medical research and ultimately improve the treatment outcomes for conductive hearing loss.
3D segmentations of a static tomographic reconstruction showing the auditory ossicles and the tympanic membrane from different views, highlighting their main landmarks.
(© Aleksandra Ivanovic, ARTORG Center)
Publications:
- Schmeltz M., Ivanovic A., Schlepütz C., Wimmer W., Remenschneider A., Caversaccio M., Stampanoni M., Anschuetz L., Bonnin A., The human middle ear in motion: 3D visualization and quantification using dynamic synchrotron-based X-ray imaging. Communications Biology 157, 7(1), 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05738-6
- Ivanovic A., Schalbetter F., Schmeltz M., Wimmer W., Caversaccio M., Stampanoni M., Bonnin A., Anschuetz L., Porosity and Bone Density Distribution in the Human Ossicular Chain: A Synchrotron-based Microtomography Study. Scientific Reports 2024 (manuscript under review).
- Ivanovic A., Schalbetter F., Schmeltz M., Wimmer W., Caversaccio M., Stampanoni M., Bonnin A., Anschuetz L, Dynamic X-ray Microtomography vs. Laser-Doppler Vibrometry: A Comparative Study. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology 2024 (manuscript in preparation).
- Lotto C., Ivanovic A., Bonnin A., Schmeltz M., Molinari G., Fernandez I., Anschuetz L., A novel connection between cochlea and sensorial maculae of the vestibular system revealed by synchrotron X-ray phase contrast imaging, Ear and Hearing, (manuscript under review).
