Projects

Fraunhofer MEVIS - Computer Assistance in Image-Based Diagnosis and Therapy

Based on the software platform MeVisLab, about 50 computer scientists, physicists, mathematicians, engineers, and physicians at Fraunhofer MEVIS are developing image-based software assistants for various fields of applications (domains).

Among the main applications of these software assistants are reproducible and automated quantifications of anatomical structures and pathological processes in the diagnostic field. In the therapeutic field, development emphasizes reliable risk analysis and planning complex surgical and interventional procedures as well as image-based radio therapy planning.

As MeVis Research, Fraunhofer MEVIS coordinated several large-scale publicly funded R&D projects. These include VICORA (Virtual Institute for Computer Assistance in Clinical Radiology) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and SCREEN (Soft-Copy Reading Environment for Digital Mammography in Breast Cancer Screening) and SCREEN-TRIAL (The Screening Mammography Soft-Copy Reading Trial) funded by the European Commission.

Currently, Fraunhofer MEVIS takes a leading role in the BMBF-funded project FUSION (Future Environment for Gentle Liver Surgery Using Image-Guided Planning and Intra-Operative Navigation) and DOT-MOBI (Software Platform for Multimodal Diagnosis of Oncologic Disorders and Therapy Optimization by means of Molecular Imaging), as well as in the EU-funded project HAMAM (Highly Accurate Breast Cancer Diagnosis through Integration of Biological Knowledge, Novel Imaging Modalities, and Modelling).