1.1. What is the problem/issue being addressed?
The field of radiology is inherently image based, but the tools available to radiologists for research and diagnosis are not. In the current diagnostic process, radiologists must extensively research anatomical structures and diseases in print-based books, papers, or web-based references. This conventional process is laborious and time-consuming. It also lags behind most other fields of medicine, which benefit from digital reference systems with up-to-date and interactive cases.
1. 2. Why is it important for society?
Today, demand for radiologic services is growing. More and more patients are being scanned, and more non-radiologists are choosing MRI scans as the best diagnostic method. Waiting lists have become the norm for radiologic services, and many European health markets exhibit unmet demand for radiologic personnel. The result is delayed diagnosis time, which can have harmful outcomes for patients particularly in emergencies.
1. 3. What are the overall objectives?
The company’s solution aimes to fill this void by providing an interactive viewer software tool connected to a state-of-the-art database with the most extensive library of pathological images to date. Using the software, radiologists can simply compare a patient’s MRI or CT scan against images of anatomical structures, search for matching diseases, view high-quality matching pathological case images, read information about disease types and find ways to verify the visual diagnosis. This enables radiologists to make faster and more accurate diagnoses, with an increased capacity of up to 15% in trials. This benefits both doctors and patients, who receive faster diagnoses and treatment especially during emergencies.
Radiologic knowledge becomes easily and extensively accessible to professionals in Europe and beyond.
