On July 6, the International Academic Conference on Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Health and the establishment ceremony of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Brain Health were held in Boao, Hainan. Wang Bin, second-level researcher of the Industrial Bureau of Hainan Provincial Health Commission, Li Jianan, foreign academician of the American Academy of Medical Sciences, professor and chief physician of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Li Xuejun, professor of neurosurgery and doctoral supervisor of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Li Wei, chairman of Yiling Hospital Management Group, and Hainan Yiling medical expert team, Li Yiyi, president and founder of Xijia Medical, Michael Sughrue, professor of neurosurgery at Barrow Institute of Neurology and chief medical officer of Xijia Medical, Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Cambridge, Stephane Doyen, Chief Technology Officer of Xijia Medical, Yen Ngai, Chief Strategy Officer of Xijia Medical, Zhang Xia, Academic Director, Bryan Sughrue, Commercial Director, and Liu Yang, Assistant to the President and Manager of Hunan Region, attended the event.
Explore new models of cooperation and development to promote the new upgrade of precision diagnosis and treatment of brain health
With the aging of the population, neurological diseases such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease have become one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and the brain damage caused by them is irreversible. As the main means of neurological disease examination, imaging diagnosis can only provide patients with structural brain imaging, and there are still many challenges in further accurate analysis and diagnosis. Therefore, the construction of longitudinal, digital and multimodal individual brain maps can assist physicians in judging lesions and surrounding important anatomical structures, help achieve accurate resection of lesions and protection of nerve function, and ensure long-term treatment effects.
Li Yiyi, president and founder of Xijia Medical
As a company dedicated to brain magnetic resonance data analysis and brain disease research, Xijia Medical Innovation has developed the world's cutting-edge medical personalized connectomics artificial intelligence NMR image analysis software. Li Yiyi, President and Founder of Xijia Medical, introduced that Xijia Medical has achieved certain achievements and advantages in the technology of human brain connectomes and personalized brain mapping, through the research and development of international advanced medical image analysis software and innovative technology, combined with artificial intelligence and big data analysis, Xijia Medical can provide more accurate diagnosis, personalized treatment plan and continuous health management. This time, with the help of the policy advantages and platform advantages of Hainan Free Trade Port and Lecheng Pilot Zone, we will cooperate with Hainan Yiling to establish a brain health precision diagnosis and treatment center, focusing on the field of precision diagnosis and treatment of human brain health, promoting the flow and sharing of domestic and international medical resources, and providing advanced, scientific and precise medical and health services for human brain health.
Li Wei, Chairman of Yiling Hospital Management Group
In order to provide users with the best treatment effect and the highest satisfaction, Hainan Yiling continues to invest a lot of manpower, material resources, time and energy to update, improve and upgrade clinical disciplines, medical equipment, medical technology, intervention methods, service system and efficacy evaluation system. At present, Hainan Yiling has set up an advantageous discipline team to target four university groups such as metabolic syndrome, menopausal syndrome, chronic disease comorbidities, and longevity and aging medicine, and has established ten health centers such as brain health center and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health center, creating a life-cycle life care program according to the user's disease spectrum, and has achieved a series of innovative achievements and value contributions. Li Wei, chairman of Yiling Hospital Management Group, said that Hainan Yiling and Xijia Medical jointly established a brain health precision diagnosis and treatment center, and introduced Xijia Medical's innovative functional brain map software - multimodal neural data innovation system, combined with Yiling international advanced medical imaging testing equipment, which will greatly improve the ability of accurate detection, diagnosis and treatment of Yiling brain health, and improve the level of neuroimaging related research and diagnosis of Yiling medical team. It can better realize the assessment of the brain health status of users of all ages, as well as the precise and individualized diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases, and rehabilitation.
Li Yiyi, President and Founder of Xijia Medical, and Li Wei, Chairman of Yiling Hospital Management Group, signed a strategic cooperation agreement and unveiled the "Brain Health Precision Diagnosis and Treatment Center".
It is understood that Xijia Medical's multimodal neural data innovation system was officially approved by the US FDA in June this year, and the software can display the unique connection pattern of the individual brain in one time in the magnetic resonance scan through the use of artificial intelligence technology, regardless of the shape, size or physical distortion of the brain, it can create an individualized accurate brain map for patients and analyze the structure-function connection network of the brain, and accurately determine the structure and neurological relationship between the lesion and the surrounding brain tissue. This technique not only helps neurosurgeons more accurately analyze the relationship between lesions and functional networks, but also to develop personalized surgical approaches for maximum functional protection. At the same time, this technology can also provide an important diagnosis and treatment basis for the rehabilitation of patients with neurological dysfunction.
Focus on cutting-edge academic development and talk about the new future of brain health
At the meeting, the participants focused on the frontier of international brain science, exchanged the latest developments at home and abroad, and jointly discussed precision diagnosis and treatment solutions for brain health such as neurological, imaging, rehabilitation, and linkomics technology development.
Li Jian'an, foreign academician of the American Academy of Medical Sciences, professor and chief physician of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
As an international leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine, Professor Li Jianan delivered a wonderful academic lecture on the topic of "Scientific Boundary Issues of Central Nervous System Function Remodeling". Professor Li Jian'an introduced the peripheral mechanism of central nervous system disconnection, functional substitution-structural reorganization, neurological function remodeling and neurorehabilitation. He said that Xijia Software's individualized brain mapping technology, using DTI and fMRI data, tracks the direction of brain fiber bundles and analyzes the connectivity of 360 cerebral cortexes, which provides conditions for clinical applications in surgery, psychiatric diseases and neurorehabilitation. The combination of Yiling's advanced imaging equipment and Xijia medical brain mapping technology is of innovative significance for the clinical application of precision diagnosis and treatment of brain health. This innovative combination will no longer be limited to the development of surgical protocols in neurosurgery, but can also be applied to the neuromodulation treatment of patients with mental disorders (such as anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, etc.), Parkinson's, and consciousness disorders. In the future, the influence of exercise training on the central nervous system mechanism, the peripheral mechanism of neural function remodeling and neuroplasticity will also be explored.
Li Xuejun, professor of neurosurgery and doctoral supervisor of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Li Xuejun, professor and doctoral supervisor of neurosurgery at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, gave an academic lecture on the topic of "Digital Intelligent Neurosurgery and Clinical Practice", and shared the successful cases of Xijia medical team using multimodal imaging and other digital information methods for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases. He said that digital neurosurgery is an emerging discipline combining computer science and neurosurgery, involving human anatomy, biomechanics, materials science, informatics, electronics and mechanical engineering. The multimodal image analysis system of Xijia Medical can be used to understand the changes of brain anatomy and functional network more comprehensively, and not only maximize the resection of lesions and prolong the survival cycle, but also maximize the protection of neural network functions and improve the quality of life after surgery.
Michael Sughrue, Professor of Neurosurgery at the Barrow Institute of Neurology and Chief Medical Officer of Xijia Medical
Michael Sughrue, Professor of Neurosurgery at the Barrow Institute of Neurology and Chief Medical Officer of Xijia Medical, shared a speech entitled "Application of Connectomics in Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Rehabilitation Medicine". Professor Sughrue introduced in detail the principles of connectomics and the clinical application of Xijia Medical's multimodal image data analysis system. Professor Sughrue mentioned that the current transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment technology is usually based on the universal head mold to select the target and treat, but a large number of studies have confirmed that due to the lack of precise positioning, the target selected based on the universal head mold is easy to deviate from the actual point that needs to be stimulated and affect the treatment effect. Xijia Medical Software adopts international advanced machine learning technology to accurately find the abnormal targets of brain in patients with insomnia, anxiety, depression, cognitive impairment, stroke, etc., and analyze their functional circuit problems, combined with the navigation system, to achieve precise treatment of transcranial magnetic stimulation, greatly improving the treatment effect of patients.
Stephane Doyen, Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge and Chief Technology Officer of Xijia Medical
Stephane Doyen, Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and CTO of Xijia Medical, as a leading expert in EEG, magnetic resonance and machine learning programming, interpreted the "Neural Circuit-Based Brain Function Report". Professor Doyen said that Xijia Medical's brain mapping technology based on connectomics can provide deep insight into the brain and realize the visual presentation of brain problems. In 2022, Xijia Medical's multimodal image data analysis technology won the 2022 Innovation Award of South by Southwest (SXSW), one of the world's three major innovation conferences.
In the future, under the guidance of innovative science and technology and the joint efforts of all parties, the Brain Health Precision Diagnosis and Treatment Center will continue to achieve substantial results in discipline construction, technical capabilities, intervention methods, and talent training, helping to improve the early diagnosis, treatment and recovery rate of brain health-related diseases, promote the precision diagnosis and treatment of brain health and brain science research to a new level, and contribute to the community of human health destiny.