ultrasonic imaging and vascular diseases

The project is positioned in preventive medicine area, angiology and oncology, and will be interacting with Personal Health Systems and Legacy HIS.

We plan to research the possible automation of B-mode ultrasonic imaging coupled with advanced data mining algorithms to predict certain classes of vascular diseases and the downsizing to portable/mobile devices.

On top of the predictive model it will be necessary to estimate the time slot remaining available for treatment.

Finally the optimisation should be done among possible treatment plant to determine the most appropriate one, to be suggested to family doctor.

We will be researching how to switch from Legacy ultrasonic equipment actually employed in specialised Lab. in Hospitals to design a portable, mobile B-mode echo engine with an embedded ICT to be used as PDA in screening outside hopspitals. The concept of "Travelling Lab." will be developed to use the new facilities in preventive medicine in supermarkets, at home or elsewhere outside hopsitals. Target outcomes are contributing to "Personalised monitoring" and "point-of-care-diagnostics". 
 

In the project we expect to research and prototype:
Automated B-mode ultrasonic imaging including transformation to numerical series of data
Reliable data transmission
Fuzzy model
Application of the model

Evolving pattern analysis

Description-Situation-Action plan analysis
DSS with semantic mining able to determine the treatment plan and forecasting for possible timing
Service model

Business model

 

ultrasonic imaging, data mining, automated reasoning, preventive medicine

The research is specific and we ask to apply candidates with direct stakes, already participated in EU FP research programmes, already executing above-mentioned research lines and able to offer the consolidated baseline.

We need:

Traditional Hospital for clinical trial in new EU
University Hospital for research and clinical trial in old EU
Center offering the consolidated "excellence" and working on automated B-mode ultrasonic imaging toolkit (2D and 3D)
Center dealing with bioinformatics and evolving pathological patterns (angiology, oncology)

Private Insurance company aware of benefits of preventive medicine to develop acommercial model and product

Big Industry dealing with drugs, devices, pharmacology  able to exploit benefits coming form early detection of vascular and oncologic pathologies.

 

It will be necessary to research and develop:
Automated B-mode ultrasonic imaging including transformation to numerical series of data
Reliable data transmission
Fuzzy model
Application of the model
DSS with semantic mining able to determine the treatment plan and possible timing
Service model

Traditional Hospital for clinical trial in new EU 
University Hospital for research and clinical trial in old EU
Center offering the consolidated "excellence" and working on automated B-mode ultrasonic imaging toolkit (2D and 3D)
Center dealing with bioinformatics and evolving pathological patterns (angiology, oncology)

Private Insurance company aware of benefits of preventive medicine to develop acommercial model and product

Big Industry dealing with drugs, devices, pharmacology able to exploit benefits coming form early detection of vascular and oncologic pathologies.

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