Lecture and live demo: POROUS at founding symposium of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Osteology at the Charité.

Rheumatology, endocrinology, sports medicine, spine and trauma surgery – osteology combines a variety of medical disciplines. Since they all use imaging techniques for diagnosis and therapy assessment, this exciting topic is one of the focal points of the symposium of the newly founded Interdisciplinary Centre for Osteology at the Charité on 18 March 2023. After an overview of common X-ray, CT and MRI techniques, given by Charité expert Gabriele Armbrecht, POROUS inventor Kay Raum will talk about the possibilities of ultrasound.  His lecture “Osteoporosebildgebung – geht es auch ohne ionisierende Strahlung?”  (“Osteoporosis imaging – also possible without ionising radiation?, lecture in German) will be followed by a live demonstration of the two ultrasound techniques “Radio Frequency Echographic Multispectrometry” (REMS, University of Padua) and “POROUS Cortical Bone Microstructure Analysis” (developed at Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin).

Symposium DAS INTERDISZIPLINÄRE ZENTRUM FÜR OSTEOLOGIE DER CHARITÉ STELLT SICH VOR
Date: 18.03.2023 , 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Venue: Kaiserin-Friedrich-Haus, Robert-Koch-Platz 7, Berlin-Mitte (at Charité Bettenhaus)
Registration: https://www.mes-berlin.com/veranstaltungen/praesenzfortbildung-das-interdisziplinaere-zentrum-fuer-osteologie-der-charite/

 

Focus on Stronger Pig Bones
The Swiss breeding company Suisag, FBN Dummerstorf, and POROUS have launched the “PigBoneS” project to breed pigs with improved phosphorus utilization and stronger bones.

POROUS uses a non-invasive 3D ultrasound method to measure bone density and stability in slaughtered animals, primarily Swiss Large White pigs. The forefoot (metacarpus) serves as an indicator of bone health, complemented by blood analyses for phosphorus utilization markers. The aim is to identify genetic markers for these traits.

The project promotes bone health while reducing phosphorus excretion. It is supported by the Eureka Eurostars program, Innosuisse, and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).