Biography
Dominik Etter is a PhD student in the X-Ray Imaging and Microscopy group at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering at ETH Zurich and in the Otology and Biomechanics of Hearing group at the University Hospital Zurich since February 2024. He holds an MSc. in Interdisciplinary Sciences, Physics & Biology track, from ETH Zurich and completed his master thesis on the topic of dark field imaging of the lung in 2021. After graduating, he worked for PMOD Technologies GmbH for two years as an application specialist before starting his doctoral studies.
Scientific Research
Dominik's research focuses on improving computed tomography (CT) of the ear by using the refraction of X-rays. Due to the size and location of the ossicles, detailed visualization of these small mechanical structures is still a big challenge in today's clinical day-to-day life. However, it is of central importance for the development of hearing prostheses and pre-/post- operative diagnostics in patients. With grating interferometry (GI)-based phase-contrast X-ray tomography, we could establish a new technique for morphological and bio-mechanical assessments of the human middle ear.
Dominik's Ph.D. is carried out in close collaboration with Otology and Biomechanics of Hearing group at the University Hospital Zurich and Prof. Lukas Anschütz (Bern, Switzerland).