EndoMapper: Real-time mapping from endoscopic video

Project description

Medical endoscopes may soon get the green light for augmented reality and autonomous navigation

Mapping of regions of importance is fundamental to interact with the environment, from satellite maps of glaciers to functional maps for GPS navigators. Autonomous vehicles also work by matching visual data to an existing map which needs to be constantly updated and extended. Now, EndoMapper is developing a similar mapping system to support endoscopic procedures like colonoscopy, tumour biopsy, or even targeted drug delivery. To accomplish their world-first, the team must tackle the challenge of modelling non-rigidity. Unlike roads and byways, the body's tissues and organs are prone to change as the endoscope moves. Taking advantage of new non-rigid mathematical models and machine learning, endoscopy may soon enter the realm of augmented virtual reality and autonomous navigation.

Fields of science

• humanities › arts › modern and contemporary art › film
• natural sciences › mathematics › applied mathematics › mathematical model
• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › geometry
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › artificial intelligence › machine learning › deep learning

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.2.1. - FET Open

Topic(s)

• FETOPEN-01-2018-2019-2020 - FET-Open Challenging Current Thinking

Call for proposal

H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-01
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA

Address

Calle Pedro Cerbuna 12
50009 Zaragoza
Spain

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 1 439 125

Participants (3)

UNIVERSITE CLERMONT AUVERGNE

France

EU contribution

€ 728 700

Address

49 Bd Francois Mitterrand
63000 Clermont Ferrand

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

ODIN MEDICAL LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 320 652,50

Address

43-45 Foley Street
W1W 7TS London

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 1 208 750

Address

Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments