Project description Virtual Physiological Human Show the project objective Hide the project objective IMPPACT will develop an intervention planning and monitoring application for Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of malignant liver tumours. RFA is a minimally invasive form to treat cancer without open surgery, by placing a needle inside the malignancy and destroying it through intensive heating. Though the advantages of this approach are obvious, the intervention is currently hard to plan, almost impossible to monitor or assess, and therefore is not the first choice for treatment. IMPPACT will develop a physiological model of the liver and simulate the intervention's result, accounting for patient specific physiological factors. Gaps in the understanding of particular aspects of the RFA treatment will be closed by multi-scale studies on cells and animals. New findings will be evaluated microscopically and transformed into macroscopic equations. The long-established bio-heat equation will be extended to incorporate multiple scales. Validation will be performed at multiple levels. Images from ongoing patient treatment will be used to cross check validity for human physiology. Final validation will be performed at macroscopic level through visual comparison of simulation and treatment results gathered in animal studies and during patient treatment. This extensive validation together with a user-centred software design approach will guarantee suitability of the solution for clinical practice. The consortium consists of two Hospitals, three Universities, one Research Institute and one industrial SME. The final project deliverables will be the patient specific intervention planning system and an augmented reality training simulator for the RFA intervention. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradio frequencymedical and health sciencesclinical medicinesurgerymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicinephysiologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.5.3 - Virtual physiological human Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV EU contribution € 598 413,00 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Marie Fuchs (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAT GRAZ Austria EU contribution € 838 928,00 Address NEUE STIFTINGTALSTRASSE 6 8010 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Philipp Stiegler (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ Austria EU contribution € 691 982,00 Address RECHBAUERSTRASSE 12 8010 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Judith Muehl (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET LEIPZIG Germany EU contribution € 186 446,00 Address RITTERSTRASSE 26 04109 Leipzig See on map Region Sachsen Leipzig Leipzig Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Michael Moche (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Teknillinen korkeakoulu Participation ended Finland EU contribution € 219 215,00 Address Otakaari 1 02015 ESPOO See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Risto Ilmoniemi (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR Finland EU contribution € 132 875,00 Address OTAKAARI 1 02150 Espoo See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Risto Ilmoniemi (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NUMA ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Ireland EU contribution € 440 806,00 Address BLOCK 1 GROUND FLOOR QUAYSIDE BUSINESS PARK MILL STREET A91 Dundalk Louth See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ronan Flanagan (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD United Kingdom EU contribution € 354 702,00 Address WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES OX1 2JD Oxford See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Chris Scotcher (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data