A Note From Tommy
Today’s episode of Beyond the Ordinary is extra special for me. In this show, I interview my friend, Roel Raatgever, from the Netherlands.
Two weeks after our recording, Roel died in a tragic vehicle accident, just days before we were to meet in person for the first time.
We are grateful to the team at MRI Guidance and the Raatgever family for their support in sharing this episode with the world. Roel was a special man and a special friend. I am honored to capture his passion and share it with you here.
Show Notes
In today’s episode, Tommy talks with Roel Raatgever, co-founder and CEO of MRI Guidance—a company changing the landscape of medicine tech through complex 3D MRI imaging data.
Roel is a biomedical scientist and an entrepreneur. The first years of Roel’s career were focused on making medical home test kits and planning for their production and logistics with an international med-tech company. In 2008, through UtrechtInc, he started helping startups succeed.
Roel talks with Tommy about the innovation process in the medical technology field, the discovery of Bone MRI, and the impact of 3D MRI imaging data on the future of surgery.
Quotes
[19:25] - “Over 72 million CT exams are performed every year in the US. There was no better alternative, until now. What we have been able to do is to make algorithms that extract data out of an MRI scanner and reconstruct an image that is very similar to a CT exam.” - @rraatgever
Main Takeaways
[08:55] - Every medical innovation needs regulatory compliance. Aside from ensuring effectiveness, the public’s safety needs to be upheld.
[15:00] - The four key principles to success are 1) the determination to build something (even from scratch), 2) thinking about the impact on the world, 3) embracing different cultures, and 4) bringing your passion every time.
[19:13] - Constructing bone imagery can now be done using an MRI scanner. No need anymore for CT scans and harmful radiations.
[24:23] - In treatment planning and guidance, imaging with MRI is a valuable innovation. It's less invasive and it offers high-quality 3D bone and soft tissue data.
Links
Roel Raatgever on Twitter
Roel Raatgever on LinkedIn
MRI Guidance
UtrechtInc
Peter Seevinck
Utrecht University
Gitlab
Theranos
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