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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Around 30% of patients with vertebral metastases suffer a fracture. About 90% of those end in surgery. The hardest part is the uncertainty: no one can say which vertebra is about to fail. METASTRA is building the modelling and AI to change that. 🙌 metastraproject.eu #WorldSpineDay

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

METASTRA at VPH 2026 📣 Luca Cristofolini presented our in silico framework for predicting fracture of metastatic vertebrae. Enrico Dall'Ara, Damien Lacroix and Jaime Muñoz Allué presented related work. Four days, a lot of ideas to take back to the consortium. 👏

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Most spine labs saw off the posterior elements before testing, because a microCT chamber cannot fit an intact segment. The vertebral body carries the load anyway, we assume. In the lumbar spine that assumption costs 43% of the load. Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Three weeks to VPH 2026 (Milan, 1 to 4 Sept). Luca Cristofolini and Damien Lacroix of METASTRA co-chair the decision support systems track. The question it asks: how do you make a computational model a clinician can actually rely on? vph-conference.org

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

METASTRA is heading to WCB 2026 in Vancouver, 11 to 15 July! Our team will present several contributions on stratifying fracture risk in patients with vertebral metastases, combining AI and biomechanical models. Come say hi! #METASTRA #WCB2026 #Biomechanics #CancerResearch

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

IS3P is working toward zero complications. This aligns directly with METASTRA's mission. Read the manifesto and consider joining. 🔗 www.metastraproject.eu/news/metastr...

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

METASTRA's 4th General Assembly just wrapped up in Utrecht! Partners from across Europe gathered to review progress on AI-powered fracture risk assessment for cancer patients with vertebral metastases. Read the full update here 👉 www.metastraproject.eu/news/metastr... #EUResearch #SpineOncology

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Our team presented 4 studies at the Global Spine Congress 2026 in Istanbul! 🙌 From fracture prediction to disc degeneration, METASTRA research was well represented. Read more here: www.metastraproject.eu/news/metastr...

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This week is the European Week Against Cancer 2026. 🎗️ Theme: Together against cancer inequalities. At METASTRA, we are building AI powered tools for patient specific fracture risk in vertebral metastases. Better decisions for every patient, everywhere. 👏

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The METASTRA project was represented at the @issls.bsky.social SASS Annual Meeting in Cape Town! 🌍 Giovanni Barbanti Brodano (IOR) and Florian Rieger (ETH Zurich) attended, with Giovanni presenting our Train-METASTRA study on vertebral metastases. Thank you to all involved!

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Today is International Clinical Trials Day. 🔬 Every treatment that helps cancer patients exists because someone ran a rigorous study to find out if it worked. At METASTRA, we are part of that continuum. Grateful for every clinician, researcher, and patient making better outcomes possible. 👏

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Sara Peluso is a physicist building AI-powered segmentation tools for spine imaging as part of the #METASTRA project. For Sara, the most rewarding part is seeing something she built herself actually work. Watch here 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCTE...

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Interview with Sara Peluso: AI-Powered Segmentation for Spine Imaging

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

How can computational modelling help improve care for cancer patients with bone metastases? METASTRA researcher Florian Rieger explains the science and the power of interdisciplinary collaboration in our latest video. 🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2UU...

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🧬 On International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Shoutout to every woman in STEM pushing boundaries in computational medicine, oncology, and biomechanics. The future is collaborative. #WomenInScience #AIinHealthcare

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

New interview with Sabato Mellone on how AI decision support systems are regulated as medical devices in the METASTRA project. Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Na... #METASTRA #AIAct #MedicalDevices #HealthTech #AIinHealthcare

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AI as a Medical Device with Sabato Mellone

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

When cancer spreads to the spine, assessing fracture risk becomes a major clinical challenge. This short animated video introduces the problem of spinal metastases and the METASTRA approach. ▶️ Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFPb...

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METASTRA: Personalised Fracture Risk Prediction for Spinal Metastases

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Why timing and communication matter in clinical decision-making. Samuele Luca Gould on the behind-the-scenes work that helps research move safely toward clinical use. Full interview here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYXD...

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Why translating research into safe clinical decisions takes time with Samuele Luca Gould

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The team built and tested 3D-printed models of healthy, metastatic, and “healed” vertebrae. These synthetic bones reliably mimic the mechanical behaviour of real human vertebrae, offering a repeatable and affordable alternative to cadaver testing. Open access here: www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/9/...

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

New METASTRA-backed study alert. 📣 The team created a faster way to build patient-specific models for severe scoliosis from CT data. Read more: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... #biomechanics #scoliosis #METASTRA

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

We’ve just released a new METASTRA interview with Mariarita Intagliata (IOR). If you’re curious about how METASTRA runs behind the scenes, this one’s a solid look at the process. Watch the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlvi...

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Interview with Mariarita Intagliata: From Biotechnology to METASTRA and the World of Clinical Data

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

📣 We’re excited to share our new #METASTRA patient infographic! 🩺 METASTRA is developing a decision support system (DSS) to help doctors personalise surgical treatment for patients with spinal metastases. 📘 Learn more: www.metastraproject.eu/project/stak...

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🎥 Jorrit-Jan Verlaan (UMC Utrecht) on the key issue across the pathway: find patients in time. Early ID enables better workup & planning, reducing over/undertreatment. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB94...

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Why Finding Patients in Time Matters with Jorrit-Jan Verlaan

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

A glimpse of Luca Cristofolini’s (Università di Bologna) presentation in Adelaide. 📸 Big thanks to everyone who stopped by! #ICORS2025 🙌

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

#WorldCancerResearchDay: Spinal metastasis makes fracture decisions hard. 🔬 METASTRA is building an AI + physiology-based decision support tool to assess vertebral fracture risk. More: www.metastraproject.eu

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

As the EU AI Act enters into force, #METASTRA maps AI-specific risks and evidence into its QMS to avoid re-work later—pairing science with certification pathways. 🙌 Watch the interview with Christophe Amiel and find out more 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4b1...

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METASTRA DSS: AI-Driven Fracture Risk, Built for EU Compliance with Christophe Amiel

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

📣 Introducing InSilicoTrials as a member of the #METASTRA consortium! They’re building our cloud-based Decision Support System (DSS) to bring AI-driven tools straight to clinicians — simple, fast, and patient-focused. 👉 www.metastraproject.eu/consortium/i... #AIinHealthcare #medtech

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Great few days at #ESB2025 in Zürich! The #METASTRA team showed up strong — presenting posters, giving talks, catching up with colleagues! 🙌 Till next time 👋 #METASTRA #Biomechanics #SpineResearch

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Happy AI Appreciation Day! 🤖 For us, #AI isn't just a buzzword. It's the core of our mission to predict spinal fracture risk in cancer patients, helping clinicians make clearer, life-saving decisions. We're proud to be building AI for good. #AIforGood #MedTech #Science

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Big update on the #METASTRA site! 📣 We now have dedicated content hubs for patients, researchers, and medical professionals. Find more here: www.metastraproject.eu #METASTRA #HealthInnovation #PatientEngagement #ScienceCommunication

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🎥 New video interview is out! This one features Marco Palanca, an early career researcher + mechanical engineer from UniBo, talking about how he ended up studying metastatic vertebrae. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7VP... #METASTRA #SpineResearch #EarlyCareerResearch

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Building a Digital Tool to Predict Spinal Fracture Risk | Marco Palanca on METASTRA Research

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🚨 New #METASTRA paper! IVD degeneration boosts strain on metastatic vertebrae in flexion/compression, raising fracture risk. Healthy vertebrae? Less affected. Supported by METASTRA, AO Spine & Fondazione del Monte. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #biomechanics #spineresearch

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

The #METASTRA Symposium at #EORS2025 was a success! 🙌 We shared progress on spinal metastases modelling using biomechanics + AI. Thanks to our speakers & the EORS community! Let’s keep the conversation going. #SpineMetastases #Biomechanics #AIinHealthcare

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The METASTRA consortium just wrapped up its third General Assembly in Zaragoza! 📰 Curious what we’ve been working on? Read the recap: www.metastraproject.eu/news/metastr... Huge thanks to all our partners for their dedication and momentum! 🙌

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METASTRA General Assembly: Strong Progress and Clear Next Steps | METASTRA

COMPUTER-AIDED EFFECTIVE FRACTURE RISK STRATIFICATION OF PATIENTS WITH VERTEBRAL METASTASES FOR PERSONALISED TREATMENT THROUGH ROBUST COMPUTATIONAL MODELS VALIDATED IN CLINICAL SETTINGS

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I3A-Universidad de Zaragoza @i3a.unizar.es · 11/06/2025

🔬 Evitar fracturas en pacientes con cáncer es el objetivo 💡 del proyecto europeo #METASTRA, con participación del @i3a.unizar.es que avanza hacia tratamientos personalizados gracias a modelos computacionales que predicen el riesgo de fractura vertebral. #I3Anews 📰 i3a.unizar.es/es/noticias/...

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METASTRA @metastra.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

👋 Hello, Bluesky! We’re #METASTRA, an EU-funded research project working to improve fracture risk prediction in patients with vertebral metastases using advanced computational models. We’ll be using this space to share updates, insights, and highlights from the project, so stay tuned! 🙌

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