DEEP FIELD: Seeing the Unseen in Image-guided Surgery

Project description

Magnetic sensors for image-guided surgery

Image-guided surgery offers numerous advantages, including the ability of surgeons to navigate their instruments with precision and speed. However, it requires the use of harmful X rays or CT. The EU-funded DEEP FIELD project proposes to replace this type of radiation with magnetic tracking of surgical instruments. Researchers will develop innovative sensors that overcome the distortion issues associated with the use of the magnetic field in surgery. The DEEP FIELD technology is expected to change clinical surgery with applications in cardiovascular navigation, endoscopy and robotic surgery, leading to significantly improved patient outcomes.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors › optical sensors
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › surgery › robotic surgery
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › artificial intelligence › machine learning

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2020-COG - ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS

Call for proposal

ERC-2020-COG

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Funding Scheme

ERC-COG - Consolidator Grant

Host institution

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK

Net EU contribution

€ 2 000 000,00

Address

Western Road
T12 YN60 Cork
Ireland

Region

Ireland › Southern › South-East

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (1)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK

Ireland

Net EU contribution

€ 2 000 000,00

Address

Western Road
T12 YN60 Cork

Region

Ireland › Southern › South-East

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

Other funding

€ 0,00