Description du projet
Réduire le délai requis pour les diagnostics sans compromettre leur précision
Le diagnostic médical, particulièrement en pathologie, a bénéficié des systèmes numériques – un marché en hausse aussi bien dans l’UE qu’aux États-Unis. L’établissement d’un diagnostic à partir d’images prend beaucoup de temps et s’avère particulièrement lent dans les petits services de pathologie des hôpitaux. Le projet CLARIFY prévoit de rassembler ingénierie et médecine dans un programme de formation sur la pathologie numérique destiné aux chercheurs en début de carrière et aux futurs doctorants. À l’aide de technologies de pointe, ce projet permettra d’élaborer un système de diagnostic numérique automatisé qui améliorera le flux de travail sans compromettre le diagnostic. Il sensibilisera également le public à la pathologie numérique et incitera les jeunes à suivre ce parcours professionnel.
Objectif
Pathology has repeatedly been highlighted as being ripe for innovation in terms of workflow efficiency and more accurate diagnostics. In fact, the estimated market growth for digital pathology systems is huge, with the forecast to reach 143 million dollars by 2019 in the EU and 205 million dollars in the USA. Despite this boost in sales, diagnostic pathology in practice today is still a slow and cumbersome process that relies heavily on the subjective interpretation of a microscopic image by a qualified pathologist. This imposes a limitation, even more substantial in small pathology departments where the pathologists might not be specialized in particular areas.
CLARIFY addresses the challenge to improve pathology departments’ workflow optimising current diagnosis and monitoring processes. With this purpose, CLARIFY’s scientific goal is to develop a robust automated digital diagnostic environment based on cutting-edge technologies (such as digital image processing, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, etc.) to enhance knowledge sharing and reach better‐informed decisions.
To achieve it, CLARIFY targets to deliver an innovative, multinational, multi-sectorial, and multidisciplinary research and training programme that link two highly differentiated specialities: engineering and medicine, with a focus on digital pathology. CLARIFY’s partnership gathers relevant scientific staff from academia, industry and hospitals, which will be involved in a high-level personalised training programme that will guarantee ESRs and future PhD students outstanding Career Opportunities. CLARIFY will disseminate results to a wide spectrum of stakeholders, create awareness in the general public about digital pathology and encourage careers related to this field among young students.
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinateur
46022 Valencia
Espagne