Early diagnosis and active monitoring are crucial for chronic kidney disease treatment. 🔍🤨 To accurately identify individuals at high risk of advanced renal fibrosis, researchers from the Department of Health Technology and Informatics (HTI) of #PolyU have developed “Smart-CKD”, a non-invasive computer-aided diagnostic tool. It integrates ultrasound data and selected clinical variables to provide clinical insights and assesses the risk of moderate-to-severe renal fibrosis progression in chronic kidney disease patients with a promising diagnostic efficiency of 80%. 😀 Led by Prof. Michael Tin Cheung YING, Associate Head, and Dr Ziman CHEN, Postdoctoral Fellow of HTI, the team plans to conduct further prospective clinical research on Smart-CKD, utilising PolyU’s innovative medical technology and facilities in collaboration with medical institutions in the Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong partners. Together, we will collaborate on research to enhance the impact of S-CKD on clinical management, ultimately improving CKD patients’ prognosis. 💪 Learn more: polyu.hk/unJHr #PolyUResearch #PolyUTech #ChronicKidneyDisease #Kidney #Medical #DiagnosticTool

【#PolyUTech 💡】Hong Kong has seen around 50,000 new cases of #stroke annually, with many patients experiencing varying degrees of impaired physical mobility. #PolyU has achieved another breakthrough in rehabilitation device development. The Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton is the first-of-its-kind multimodal robot for ankle-foot rehabilitation specifically designed for stroke patients with hemiplegia, which helps improve the motor function of their lower limb and walking ability. Powered by Internet of Things (IoT) technology, the device enables telerehabilitation for remote management of patients’ rehabilitation progress and allows them to undertake self-help rehabilitation exercises at home. Therapists can remotely monitor the rehabilitation progress of multiple patients. Developed by a research team led by Dr Hu Xiaoling, Associate Professor of the Department of Biomedical Engineering of PolyU, the Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton is an innovative multimodal wearable robot for ankle-foot rehabilitation that integrates the advantages of exoskeleton, soft pneumatic muscles, tactile sensory feedback and neuromuscular electrical stimulation technology in one system, that is planned to be commercialised next year. Learn more: polyu.hk/LAdwn #PolyUResearch #ResearchForImpact #Rehabilitation #Treatment #Robot @PolyuB