Department of Medical Equipment Engineering, Clinical and Educational Collaboration Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Fujita Health University
Hirano Laboratory
Decoding the body’s complex systems with engineering, and turning them into technology for medicine.
Research topics
Our laboratory models the complex systems of the human body and develops new engineering technologies for medicine, in collaboration with other universities, clinicians and industry.
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Detecting atherosclerosis early and easily
Early diagnosis support system for atherosclerosis
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Reading pain and stress from the stiffness of blood vessels
Quantitative assessment of sensory perception based on vascular mechanical properties
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Measuring blood pressure and heart rate just by wearing or sitting
Non-invasive continuous blood pressure monitoring system
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Making cardiopulmonary bypass safer
Prediction of haemoglobin concentration during cardiopulmonary bypass
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Predicting recovery and complications after stroke
Post-stroke delirium prediction system
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Spotting changes in health early
Predicting declines in health from biosignals
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Supporting dialysis at home
Vascular access monitoring system for home haemodialysis
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About our research
Collaborators and key papers
News
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Noa Yoshikawa, a master’s student in our laboratory, presented her work on measuring the mechanical properties of head arteries from body-surface pulse waves at the JSMBE Tokai Branch Meeting 2026.
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Our paper on predicting haemoglobin concentration at the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass using support vector regression was published in the Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology. [1]
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A collaborative paper using machine learning to analyse the relationship between brain lesion sites and swallowing and cognitive functions in stroke patients was published in Scientific Reports. [1]
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New 4th-year undergraduate students joined the laboratory.
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A collaborative paper on a method for capturing the non-Gaussianity of RR interval distributions was published in Heliyon. [1]
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The graduation ceremony was held, and our undergraduate students graduated.
Prospective students
In the Hirano Laboratory, we use measurement engineering, signal processing and machine learning to build medical devices and systems that solve problems found in clinical practice. We welcome students who want to apply engineering to medicine and who enjoy turning their own ideas into working systems.
For companies and research partners
Our expertise in biomedical measurement, signal processing and machine learning can support your product development and clinical evaluation. Please feel free to contact us about technical questions or joint research.