2018年度修了：生体超音波医工学分野

Graduated at FY2018: Medical Ultrasound

山梨県北杜市出身。2013年4月東北大学情報知能システム総合学科入学。2017年4月東北大学大学院医工学研究科入学。学部時代はサークル活動のスカッシュに打ち込む毎日でした。現在は医療機器メーカーに勤務しています。

I was born in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. I entered the Department of Information and Intelligent Systems at Tohoku University in April 2013 and the Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in April 2017. During my undergraduate years, I spent his days playing squash in a club. Currently I’m working for a medical device manufacturer.

医療と工学の融合領域を双方の視点から学べる大学院は、日本全体をみても多くありません。将来医療機器の開発に携わりたいと考えていた私は、この分野で特に長い歴史をもつ東北大学大学院医工学研究科で学ぶことを選びました。

There are not many graduate schools in Japan where you can study the interdisciplinary fields of medicine and engineering from both perspectives. As I wanted to be involved in the development of medical devices in the future, I chose to study at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, which has a particularly long history in this field.

超音波で心疾患を診断する際の、妥当な診断条件を特定するための基礎的な研究を行っていました。世界中で心疾患の症例数が増加しており、診断手法の確立が求められています。心臓は高速に動いているため、MRIやX線CTよりも時間的な分解能に優れる超音波による診断が適していると言われています。しかし、ただ高速化するだけでは診断領域の広さや、計測の正確さを犠牲にしてしまいます。これらを可能な限り犠牲にせずに、心疾患の診断を実施するための適切な条件を探すことが目的でした。

I was conducting basic research to identify valid diagnostic conditions for diagnosing cardiac disease with ultrasound. As the number of cardiac disease cases is increasing worldwide, there is a need to establish diagnostic methods. Since the heart is moving at high speed, diagnosis by ultrasound could be more suitable than MRI or X-ray CT because of its superior temporal resolution. However, simply increasing the speed sacrifices the size of the diagnostic area and the accuracy of the measurements. The objective was to find the appropriate conditions for diagnosis of cardiac diseases without sacrificing these as much as possible.

医工学研究科の特徴・特色は、一点目として、他の研究科ではできない踏み込んだ体験ができる点を挙げます。座学に収まらない、体験に基づいた実践的な学習の機会が授業に多く組み込まれていた印象でした。自分の手を動かし、自分の頭で考え、自分の言葉で議論する機会が多く、刺激的でした。二点目として、生徒の意欲の高さを挙げます。生徒数は多くはありませんでしたが、医工学に興味を持つ生徒が高い密度で集まっており、切磋琢磨できるチャンスがあります。

As features of the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, first, I point out that I was able to have in-depth experiences that are not available in other graduate schools. I had the impression that there were many opportunities in the classes for practical learning based on experience, not just classroom learning. I found it stimulating to have many opportunities to work with my hands, think with my head, and discuss in my own words. Secondly, the high level of motivation of the students. Although the number of students was not large, there was a high density of students who were interested in medical engineering, and there were opportunities for friendly competition.