Objective The aim of FUN OCT is to expand the non-invasive optical biopsy capability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and combination of OCT with multiphoton tomography (MT) to develop novel functional capabilities hereby enabling ‘morphofunctional’ performance, i.e. the fusion of anatomic and functional imaging at the cellular resolution level. These methodologies will enable unprecedented non-invasive detection of depth resolved physiological, metabolic as well as molecular specific tissue information, i.e. forming a novel, powerful medical imaging platform. This novel platform fills an important gap left by today’s medical imaging technology. The hypothesis is that the combination of cellular resolution, real time imaging of morphology and depth resolved tissue function could enable a major step forward in early cancer diagnosis and in the early detection of retinal pathologies that are world wide leading causes of blindness. This is accomplished due to a synergistic effect from joining complementary international expertise in the fields of laser sources, OCT, MT and beam delivery system technology. The consortium comprises 6 research groups and 2 SMEs. The consortium will make use of its existing relations to clinical collaborators in order to achieve proof-of-principle validation of the imaging modalities. The outcome contributes directly to improving and to maintaining the quality of life and living conditions of the European aging population through early diagnosis of cancer and of retinal pathologies as well as more efficient therapy monitoring. Moreover, the envisaged imaging modality may in the long term act as a screening device to investigate the prevalence of cancer as a function of geographic (regional) or gender related parameters. Finally, the diagnosis of other age-related diseases in a variety of medical fields, such as cardiology, neurology, gynaecology, and gastroenterology, benefit from this novel diagnostic platform provided by FUN OCT. Fields of science medical and health sciencesclinical medicineophthalmologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepathologyengineering and technologymedical engineeringdiagnostic imagingmedical and health sciencesclinical medicinegynaecology Keywords Doppler OCT Functional optical coherence tomography cancer multiphoton tomography ophthalmoly optical coherence microscopy optophysiology polarisation-sensitive OCT spectroscopic OCT Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH-2007-1.2-1 - Development of a hybrid imaging system HEALTH-2007-1.2-2 - Novel optical methodologies for detection, diagnosis and monitoring of disease or disease-related processes Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2007-A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET EU contribution € 801 501,00 Address ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101 2800 Kongens Lyngby Denmark See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lizi Keinicke Christensen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET zu LUEBECK Germany EU contribution € 656 125,00 Address RATZEBURGER ALLEE 160 23562 Lubeck See on map Region Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gabriele Huhn (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CARDIFF UNIVERSITY Participation ended United Kingdom EU contribution € 97 680,00 Address NEWPORT ROAD 30 36 CF24 0DE Cardiff See on map Region Wales East Wales Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nick Bodycombe (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Germany EU contribution € 697 128,00 Address GESCHWISTER SCHOLL PLATZ 1 80539 Muenchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Robert Huber (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Austria EU contribution € 1 954 235,00 Address SPITALGASSE 23 1090 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Bergmann Helmar (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FEMTOLASERS PRODUKTIONS GMBH Austria EU contribution € 604 050,00 Address Kleinengerdorferstrasse 24 2100 KORNEUBURG See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Irina Dirnberger (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JENLAB GMBH Germany EU contribution € 601 000,00 Address STRASSE ZUM MUGGELHORT 36 12559 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Karsten Koenig (Prof) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
