Russian scientists developing digital human twin to improve treatment and recovery after illness
Scientists from Perm State National Research University have joined colleagues from Reaviz Medical University, Saratov State Medical University named after Razumovsky and Saratov-based Regional Oncological Clinic to develop a digital human twin that is expected to help predict pathological changes after diseases and injuries, TASS reports
The press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation reported, “A scientific group of young scientists from the Institute of Physics and Mathematics of the Perm State National Research University, together with colleagues from other Russian universities, have completed the development and published a scientific article on the creation of digital human twins. The study helps avoid risks to human life by using a model of digital organs to build a personal scenario for the successful treatment of diseases.”
The researchers inform that digital models of human organs will help take into account the peculiarities of their geometric dimensions, as well as predict the likely pathological changes in a particular patient after external and internal influences. Modelling helps determine the tactics of surgical intervention required to restore and preserve functional properties, and make a forecast for postoperative results.
According to project manager Marina Barulina, who heads the Institute of Physics and Mathematics, all previous developments of the group of scientists have already been brought to software and hardware complexes and are used in medicine to analyse the situation and make medical decisions. “The development of biomechanics is of great importance both for fundamental science and for the treatment process and, most importantly, for patients themselves,” she said.
The article with the results of the scientists' research has been published in a special issue of the Applied Sciences journal (Switzerland): Achievements in Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering.
