Universal Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Database

Date: Monday, 6 July

Time: 14:00 – 17:15

Location: UNIL campus, Geopolis Building, Room 2207

Registration: Click here

Metro station: Unil-Mouline (M1)

Open and Reproducible Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Data (Analysis)

A workshop which builds on the Universal Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography Database (UMUD) – an open, FAIR-aligned platform developed in collaboration with researchers from the University of Basel (Paul Ritsche, Oliver Faude, Gerardo Romeny Francesco Santini), ETH Zurich (Christoph Leitner), University of Padova (Fabio Sarto, Martino Franchi), University of Jyväskylä (Neil Cronin, Taija Finni) and the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (Olivier Seynnes).

 

UMUD provides structured access to musculoskeletal ultrasound datasets and aims to promote best practices in image analysis, reproducibility and data sharing across the community.

UMUD

The session covers topics such as:

  • Relationship of muscle geometry, function and health
  • Common challenges and solutions in MSK ultrasound image analysis
  • Benchmarking and reproducibility of analysis algorithms
  • How to prepare and publish ultrasound datasets (FAIR, anonymisation, licensing)
  • Practical tools and workflows for researchers

A hands-on, interactive format with contributions from both technical and applied researchers involved in the project.

Speakers

  • Paul Ritsche – University of Basel
  • Fabio Sarto – University of Harvard
  • Oliver Faude – University of Basel
  • Dominic Farris – University of Exeter
  • Romina Ledergerber – University of Basel
  • Christoph Leitner – ETH Zurich
  • Alberto Guzzi – University of Basel
  • Francesco Santini – University of Basel

Programme

The workshop will be a combination of input lectures and practical sessions. Participants are encouraged to bring their own images / videos of MSK ultrasound parameters. Sample data will be provided in any case. Please download the following software prior to the workshop, the installation procedures will NOT be covered:

Contact

While we acknowledge that the list of software is not comprehensive, we will highlight further available software during the presentations.

TimeActivitySpeaker(s)
14:00Welcome & IntroductionPaul Ritsche, Fabio Sarto, Oliver Faude
14:05Lecture: MSK ultrasound parameters and their relation to performance / health across different populationsDominic Farris, Romina Ledergerber
14:40Lecture: Wearable ultrasound – applications and future possibilitiesChristoph Leitner
15:05Lecture: Analysis of muscle and tendon image – current challenges and solutionsDominic Farris, Paul Ritsche
15:35Practical: How to analyze your data using manual and automated approachesPaul Ritsche, Alberto Guzzi
16:20Lecture: Reproducible and Fair imaging data managementFrancesco Santini
16:40Practical: Data sharing best practices using UMUD and ORMIRFrancesco Santini, Paul Ritsche
17:15Closing / Wrap-upPaul Ritsche, Fabio Sarto, Oliver Faude

Participation is limited to 30 people. Please register here. Participation will be confirmed by the organiser via email no later than 29 June.