dr. K.D.R. Kappert (Kilian)

Kilian Kappert is a technical physician at the vascular surgery department at ZGT and an assistant professor at the University of Twente, where he is affiliated with the Biomedical Photonic Imaging research group. Additionally, he serves as a research coordinator for diabetic foot research within the ZGT Academy.

His research focuses on the diabetic foot, with a particular emphasis on imaging techniques for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

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During his PhD research, he focused on predicting the functional consequences of tongue cancer surgery using biomechanical models.

Since 2020, he has been conducting research in the field of diabetic foot, with a special focus on imaging techniques for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.

Every year in June, he organizes the Diabetic Foot Congress at the Theaterhotel in Almelo. Visit https://www.diabetische-voeten.nl/congres/ for information on the next edition.

Current Research Projects

Wound Healing and Prevention

• De Badmat – Home monitoring techniques for the assessment of diabetic foot wounds using thermography.
• Ultrasound wound dressing – To promote wound healing.

Perfusion and Revascularization

• The Contraflow Study – Limb salvage mechanisms after Superficial Vein Arterialization (SVA) in patients with severe chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
• The FoRever Study – Follow-up after revascularization using Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging and Transcutaneous Oxygen Pressure – A multicenter study.
• The MicroTemp Study – The effects of temperature on Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging and Transcutaneous Oxygen Pressure.

Biomechanics & Surgical Planning

• The Twente Foot Model – FEM modeling for predicting post-surgical pressure distribution in the foot to support surgical planning. A collaboration with MST, ZGT, and the BDDP group.
• The Twente Foot Model – Statistical Shape Models of the healthy foot.
• The effects of minimally invasive foot surgery – Focused on reducing load and peak pressures in the diabetic foot.

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Kilian Kappert teaches medical imaging techniques in the Technical Medicine program, currently in the second-year bachelor's course. His focus is on the underlying mechanisms of X-ray imaging, computed tomography, and nuclear medicine, including photon emission tomography. These courses also introduce second-year students to the fundamentals of image processing using Python.

He has extensive experience supervising master's theses for students in Technical Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Health Sciences. Additionally, he currently serves as a co-supervisor for two PhD students.

Affiliated study programs

Courses academic year 2024/2025

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Courses academic year 2023/2024

Patiënten beter laten herstellen na een voetoperatie, dat is het doel van het onderzoeksteam achter het ‘Twents voet model’. Met een 3D-model van de voet, gemaakt op basis van MRI-scans en metingen, willen ze chirurgen helpen. Het model laat zien hoe de druk in de voet na een operatie verdeeld wordt, zodat patiënten sneller kunnen herstellen. LINK

Address

University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room ZH256
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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