Magnet house
Otakaari 5 I
EEA Health Technology
EEA Health Technology research infrastructure consists of six different laboratories at the Otaniemi Campus. Health Technology laboratories provide high-quality medical technology equipment to several research groups and for Health technology engineering teaching purposes. Read more what kind of research is conducted in a couple of laboratories in the EEA Health Technology Infrastructure.
AMRI Laboratory
What type of research is done at the AMRI laboratory?
In the AMRI (Accessible Magnetic Resonance Imaging) laboratory, a high image of the magnetic image of the well field is built and developed. The laboratory researches and develops new magnetic resonance imaging and methods that improve the accessibility of magnetic resonance imaging. Assistant Professor Ilkka Laakso leads the research group Electromagnetics in Health Technology. The group develops computational methods for multi-physics modelling of the human body. The research combines numerical analysis of electromagnetic fields with anatomical and functional modelling, having multidisciplinary applications in biomedical engineering (device development), clinical practice (diagnosis and rehabilitation), and neurosciences (brain research).
What is the most important research equipment at the laboratory?
The laboratory's most important equipment is the magnetic resonance equipment prototype and the protective room. The laboratory's magnetic resonance imaging equipment is used by Ilkka Laakso's Electromagnetic Health Technology research group. The most important parts of the MRI device prototype are the C-shaped magnet, gradient system (coil, amplifier and power supply), free waveform generator and data acquisition equipment.
Where to find us?
The AMRI laboratory facilities are located on the Otaniemi campus at Otakaari 7.
EEA Health Technology laboratory
What type of research is done at the EEA Health Technology laboratory?
For example, the Bionic and Rehabilitation Engineering research group, led by Ivan Vujaklija, studies human neuromuscular systems and associated disorders researching rehabilitation technologies and bionics. They try to design a new generation of prosthetic limbs, exoskeletons, and rehabilitation robots for people who have either lost their limbs or are suffering from disorders such as stroke or spinal cord injury.
'We develop technologies and methodologies that can assist clinicians in the diagnosis and prognosis of these disorders, such as new sensors, electrodes, and devices that combine state-of-the-art in machine learning and signal processing.', says Assistant Professor Ivan Vujaklija.
What is the most important research equipment at the laboratory?
The most used piece of equipment in the lab for the Bionic and Rehabilitation Engineering research group is the High-Density biosignal amplifier that has the capability of measuring ~380 electromyographic (EMG) signals (electrical signals generated during a contraction of any skeletal muscle in our body).
Where to find us?
The EEA Health Technology laboratory facilities are located on the Otaniemi campus at Otakaari 5.
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Key Research Area: Health and wellbeing
Aalto University’s expertise in health and wellbeing is broad-based, with strong clusters of research groups such as in medical devices, health AI, neuroscience, and care-facility architecture.
Research at the School of Electrical Engineering
The School of Electrical Engineering has three departments and one separate unit.
Health Technology House
Otakaari 3 & Rakentajanaukio 2
Accessible Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Accessible magnetic resonance imaging (AMRI) is a research collaboration between Aalto University Schools of Electrical Engineering and Aalto Arts, Design and Architecture.
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