Descrizione del progetto
Sviluppo di uno scanner RMI a prezzi accessibili per fisioterapia/reumatologia
Il progetto PR scanner, finanziato dall’UE, rappresenta la fase finale dello sviluppo di una nuova tecnologia di diagnostica per immagini basata sulla risonanza magnetica a basso costo e alte prestazioni. Il nuovo scanner per fisioterapia/reumatologia a basso costo impiega metodi brevettati di risonanza magnetica per immagini e utilizza una nuova console RM (sistema di controllo a risonanza magnetica) open-source ad alte prestazioni. Il progetto attuale si propone di commercializzare configurazioni ad alte prestazioni per applicazioni di medicina dello sport che comprendono le associazioni sportive e le cliniche di fisioterapia/reumatologia. L’obiettivo è produrre il piano commerciale per la configurazione finale e proseguire con i processi di certificazione medica in Europa e negli Stati Uniti prima della conclusione del progetto.
Obiettivo
Histo-MRI is a FET-Open project finishing at the end of 2020, coordinated by CSIC and with the key participation of LUMC. The main goal of Histo-MRI was the development of a new imaging technology capable of unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. As part of this highly ambitious challenge, we have developed disruptive hardware, as well as cutting-edge spatial encoding and image reconstruction methods. One particularly successful line of research within Histo-MRI was low field MRI, where we have built a single-purpose, affordable Physiotherapy/Rheumatology scanner (the PR Gen I scanner), patented four families of MRI methods, and created a new open-source high-performance MR console (MaRCoS: Magnetic Resonance Control System).
PhysioMRI Tech S.L. is a recent spin-off from the Histo-MRI project, participated by both CSIC and LUMC members. Ultimately, we aim to commercialize high performance, low field setups massively in sports clubs and physiotherapy and rheumatology clinics. We will consider this project successful if by its end we have deployed the commercial plan we have devised for our PR Gen I scanner, updated with MaRCoS and advanced encoding and reconstruction methods. We envision three stages in this process: i) in the first six months, we will duplicate the original LUMC PR – Gen I system at the PhysMRI laboratories and benchmark its performance; ii) next, we will go to a second round of investment; and iii) we will build ten systems and site them at sports clubs, physiotherapy and rheumatology clinics, where we will run these systems in real clinical environments. Once these steps are accomplished, we will start the medical certification processes in Europe and USA, right after the end of this project.
Campo scientifico
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinerheumatology
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinephysiotherapy
- engineering and technologymedical engineeringdiagnostic imagingmagnetic resonance imaging
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Invito a presentare proposte
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H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-4
Meccanismo di finanziamento
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinatore
46530 PUCOL
Spagna
L’organizzazione si è definita una PMI (piccola e media impresa) al momento della firma dell’accordo di sovvenzione.