BIOTECHNOLOGY
conditions related to the wheelchair user. With the help of autonomous driving, users improve and maintain their independence, functional capacity, health status and quality of life as well as preserving their physical, cognitive, mental and social wellbeing. iChair will realise real-time mobile monitoring, assessment and intelligent early warning of the physical condition of the elderly based on an AI monitoring and warning system. It will help save caregivers’ time and expense, while also reducing medical intervention.
INTELLISCAN: ENHANCED AI-BASED BREAST MRI INTERPRETATION SYSTEM T is project is developing an AI-based breast MRI scanning system for use as a highly effi cient diagnostic decision- support tool for breast radiologists, which will help them to make a diagnosis faster and more accurately. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer worldwide and a major healthcare challenge. In the UK, one in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, with 19% of breast cancers aff ecting women under 50. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast has become widely used for staging of cancer, solving unclear presentations and screening of high- risk groups. MRI can provide detailed information about the structure of breast tissues and the nature and size of tumours, providing a large volume of information to radiologists. Interpreting and reporting breast MRI is very time- consuming and turnaround times can be up to several weeks in the NHS. To aid radiologists with diagnosis, the
IntelliScan project has developed a fully automated solution for breast radiologists. Researchers have been able to develop a detection algorithm that uses AI to localise the breast lesion(s) and provide further diagnostic information. T e algorithm can then predict a probability of malignancy. Up to now, the algorithm has been trained with thousands of images from over 200 patients, and the current precision is 95%. T is will provide a new innovative digital health solution that will disrupt the existing market by changing the way that breast cancer MRI scans are analysed, reported and actioned.
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ADVANCING PROSTHETIC SOCKETS FOR AMPUTEES
In two projects the team is developing a new technique and procedure for rapid design and fabrication of well-fi tting
prosthetic sockets for above-knee amputees. T e current practice for socket design is highly dependent on the experience of the prosthetist, and sockets are
designed without access to comprehensive information related to the comfort of an amputee, such as pressure. As a result, patients are required to visit a prosthetics
The iChair is an autonomous wheelchair designed for elderly people
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