Eight million euros for nationwide program on artificial intelligence in imaging
High-throughput imaging and IT-supported post-processing with radiomics and deep learning to further improve the informative value of biomedical data / Overall coordination at the University Medical Center Freiburg
A new priority program on the topic of "Radiomics: Next Generation of Medical Imaging" is being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for three years with more than eight million euros. The coordinator of the program is Prof. Dr. Fabian Bamberg, Medical Director of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the Freiburg University Medical Center. The aim of the program is to develop automated evaluation methods for medical image data and thus be able to use new image information for diagnostics. The high-throughput methods are also intended to open up new possibilities for personalized medicine. 17 projects are being funded across Germany, including several at the University Medical Center Freiburg.
"With artificial intelligence and radiomics, we can already analyze changes in radiology, for example in tissue structures, much faster or even discover what remains hidden to the human eye. This will speed up and improve diagnostics," says project coordinator Bamberg. Deep learning methods are likely to play an important role in this, as they should enable automated and, in the best case, more precise analysis of image information. "By promoting, pooling and networking the expertise available in Germany, we will significantly advance the development of this young field of science," continues Bamberg.
The term radiomics refers to IT-supported biomedical data processing with the aim of extracting more comprehensive and relevant image information for treatment. The overarching goal of the priority program is therefore to further improve the informative value of biomedical images by linking high-throughput imaging and IT-supported post-processing, thereby further increasing their significance for diagnostics and treatment monitoring. "In the future, it will become increasingly easy to search extremely large and complex data collections for very specific patterns. This will make it possible to search for comparable patient cases and suitable therapies. Radiology will thus become an essential building block on the road to personalized medicine," says Bamberg.
The Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, the Department of Medical Physics and the Institute of Epidemiological Genetics at the Freiburg University Medical Centre are involved in projects within the priority program. Further projects are being carried out in Munich, Tübingen, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Cologne, Bonn, Jülich, Essen, Bremen, Berlin and Leipzig.
Further information:
Website of the Radiomics Priority Program
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Fabian Bamberg
Medical Director
Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
University Medical Center Freiburg
Phone: 0761 270-38050
fabian.bamberg@uniklinik-freiburg.de
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