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Linus Ohlsson

Affiliated Researcher

I am a physician and affiliated researcher at Linköping University. My research focuses on cardiovascular disease and how advanced medical imaging, visualization, and new technologies can contribute to improved diagnostics, prevention, and treatment.

Research

My research explores how advanced medical imaging and emerging technologies can be used to better understand, prevent, and treat cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of illness and death worldwide. At the same time, modern healthcare generates increasingly detailed information about the anatomy and function of the heart through techniques such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound. My research focuses on how this information can be used in new ways to understand cardiovascular function in individual patients and identify changes that may be relevant to future disease.

A central part of my research involves advanced medical imaging, visualization, and analysis of cardiac structure, motion, and blood flow. By combining medical knowledge with technology and computational methods, we can study the cardiovascular system in ways that were previously not possible.

A recurring goal of my research is to bring technological and medical innovations closer to clinical practice. Through interdisciplinary collaboration across healthcare, medical research, engineering, and innovation, the aim is to develop methods that can ultimately contribute to more personalized and preventive cardiovascular care.

About me

Resumé

  • 2026: Licensed Physician, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Region Östergötland
  • 2025: PhD in Medical Science, Linköping University
  • 2024: Visiting Scientist, CT Clinical Innovation Center, Mayo Clinic
  • 2024–2026: Intern Physician (AT), Linköping University Hospital
  • 2024: Junior Physician, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Region Östergötland
  • 2024: MD, Linköping University
  • 2022–2025: PhD Student, HMV/CMIV, Linköping University

Publications

2025

Linus Ohlsson (2025) The Assisted Heart: Function and flow during left ventricular assistance (Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary) https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789181182545

2024

Linus Ohlsson, Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren, Katarina Kågedal, Helen Setterud, Éva Tamás (2024) Revitalizing Pedagogy in a Medical Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Curriculum Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, Vol. 12, p. 164-175 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.54337/ojs.jpblhe.v12i1.8316
Linus Ohlsson, Mårten Sandstedt, Joanna-Maria Papageorgiou, Anders Svensson, Ann F. Bolger, Éva Tamás, Hans Granfeldt, Tino Ebbers, Jonas Lantz (2024) Haemodynamic significance of extrinsic outflow graft stenoses during HeartMate 3™ therapy. European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice, Vol. 2, Article qyae082 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjimp/qyae082
Linus Ohlsson, Joanna-Maria Papageorgiou, Tino Ebbers, Meriam Åström Aneq, Eva Tamas, Hans Granfeldt (2024) Enhancing echocardiographic hemodynamic monitoring in HeartMate 3™ therapy: insights and future directions ESC Heart Failure, Vol. 11, p. 4441-4441 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14858
Bente Konst, Linus Ohlsson, Lilian Henriksson, Mårten Sandstedt, Anders Persson, Tino Ebbers (2024) Optimization of photon counting CT for cardiac imaging in patients with left ventricular assist devices: An in-depth assessment of metal artifacts Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Vol. 25, Article e14386 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14386

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