Computer Vision News - January 2023

31 Patient-Specific Magnetic Catheters ... be used for these procedures. “ I’ve always done my job because I find it fascinating, and it’s what I want to do in life. I’ve never been in a place where I’m doing it for themoney, ” Giovanni confesses. “ I want to push the boundaries of medicine! I want to push the boundaries of healthcare! You do research and, if you do a good job, and if things align, hopefully, you’ll see what you’re working on applied in the future. ” offered prizes, including Best Paper, so I took the opportunity and applied. ” Giovanni has donated his prize to EMERGENCY , a humanitarian NGO founded in Italy in 1994 by the late Gino Strada. “ It’s important for me that thedonation is used tobring healthcare where it’s most needed, and EMERGENCY is doing an amazing job, ” he declares. “ I work in a children’s hospital, and EMERGENCY has helped so many children in the last few years, and it’s still helping them. It also helps save migrant lives in the Mediterranean, which is very important to me. I’ve been away from Italy for the past few years and have been somewhat of an immigrant to other countries, but I’m a privileged European. When everyone is closing the door, many people need EMERGENCY’s help to be welcomed to a country. ” Giovanni is based in the cardiovascular surgery department of Boston Children’s Hospital, working on medical robotics and catheters in general with his current PI, Pierre Dupont . His work mainly relates to using catheters to treat conditions affecting the heart and investigating the platforms and approaches that should best