Evaluating fracture healing using digital x-ray image analysis

Sarah Whiley holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cape Town. After completing her MSc in Biomedical Engineering at the same institution, studying anterior-cruciate ligament repair, she spent three years completing a doctorate in the Department of Orthopaedic Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, developing techniques for assessing fracture healing using digital X-ray image analysis. She currently works in Johannesburg as a development engineer for a company that designs and produces low-dose full-body X-ray scanners. Her research interests are in orthopaedic engineering and implants, X-ray techniques and digital image analysis.