Wojciech (Wojtek) Zbijewski is an American

biomedical engineer Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)

medical physicist A medical physicist is a health professional with specialist education and training in the concepts and techniques of applying physics in medicine and competent to practice independently in one or more of the subfields (specialties) of medical phys ...

working in the fields of

Computed tomography A computed tomography scan (CT scan), formerly called computed axial tomography scan (CAT scan), is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body. The personnel that perform CT scans are called radiographers or ...

(CT),

Cone beam computed tomography Cone beam computed tomography (or CBCT, also referred to as C-arm CT, cone beam volume CT, flat panel CT or Digital Volume Tomography (DVT)) is a medical imaging technique consisting of X-ray computed tomography where the X-rays are divergent, ...

(CBCT), image reconstruction in CT, and applications of CT and CBCT in

orthopedics Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (American and British English spelling differences, alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgic ...

. He is faculty at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) is the medical school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Established in 1893 following the construction of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, th ...

Biography

Zbijewski undertook his undergraduate studies at Dept. of Physics at the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw (, ) is a public university, public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well ...

where he received his

Master of Science A Master of Science (; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree. In contrast to the Master of Arts degree, the Master of Science degree is typically granted for studies in sciences, engineering and medici ...

degree in the Laboratory of Biomedical Physics. He then joined the Image Sciences Institute at

Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; , formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public university, public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2023, it had an enrollment of ...

, where he obtained a doctoral degree with a thesis on statistical image reconstruction and artifact correction in

. After several years in industry, Zbijewski joined

where he is now faculty in Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Work

Zbijewski research is focused on

system optimization, algorithm development, and clinical applications, including contributions in

Iterative reconstruction Iterative reconstruction refers to Iteration, iterative algorithms used to reconstruct 2D and 3D reconstruction, 3D images in certain Digital imaging, imaging techniques. For example, in computed tomography an image must be reconstructed from pro ...

, artifact correction, weight-bearing CBCT of the extremities, and new CBCT systems and algorithms for high-resolution quantitative imaging of bone health,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zbijewski, Wojtek Living people Johns Hopkins University Department of Biomedical Engineering faculty Polish engineers University of Warsaw alumni Year of birth missing (living people) American biomedical engineers Polish emigrants to the United States American medical physicists