Ameet Aiyangar appointed by the University of Bern - Professorship for Empa researcher
Dübendorf, 26.08.2025 — The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Bern has appointed Empa's researcher Ameet Aiyangar as titular professor with effect from August 1, 2025.
Ameet Aiyangar, researcher in Empa's “Mechanical Systems Engineering” lab, has implemented a novel method for the X-ray analysis of joints that goes beyond static imaging. The 4D analysis combines high-precision X-ray videos from two perspectives and reconstructs a four-dimensional motion analysis - i.e. a 3D image while the joint is moving. A biplanar radiographic imaging system (DBRI) is used, which is installed in the Dynamic Imaging Center at sitem-insel, the Swiss Institute for Translational Medicine and Entrepreneurship in Bern.
Detecting instabilities with precision
Shoulder instabilities, for example, are difficult to diagnose as they usually only occur when the shoulder joint is in motion. A time-resolved 3D analysis now makes it possible for the first time to precisely capture these dynamics. Empa researcher Ameet Aiyangar combines X-ray videos with virtual 3D models of the joints to detect these instabilities with millimeter precision.
Further Information
Prof. Dr. Ameet Aiyangar
Mechanical Systems Engineering
Phone +41 58 765 4508
ameet.aiyangar@empa.ch