UTM attends meeting on project PICTURE

UTM attends meeting on project PICTURE

On 3 and 4 July, INESC TEC’s Telecommunications and Multimedia Unit (UTM) attended a meeting on project PICTURE that took place at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal.

29th July 2013

During the meeting, the system architecture was defined, as well as the key modules of this system. The partners responsible for each module of the project were defined, as well as those who will contribute to the different modules. Finally, it was possible to discuss the protocol for image acquisition and the project’s database that will integrate all the data collected by the various partners, which will be used as a basis to develop the PICTURE system.

Project PICTURE aims at providing objective tools for predicting the aesthetic result after conservative surgery for breast cancer. By combining 3D imaging and radiological images acquired during screening (such as mammography, ultrasound and MRI, when available) with information about the tumor (size, location, shape), it will be possible to develop techniques for biomechanically modelling the anatomy of the breast and the effect of surgically removing the cancerous tissue. With these tools, it will be possible to explore alternative surgical strategies and the consequences of options available with regard to the appearance of the breast. This will help the surgeon inform the patient on the type of surgical procedure, and will allow patients to play an active role in the process of deciding their course of treatment.

UTM was represented at this meeting by Jaime Cardoso, Maria João Cardoso, Helder Oliveira and Inês Domingues, all researchers at UTM. Representatives of the partners also attended this meeting, namely Philips Technologie GmbH (Germany), project leader, University College London (UK), and Leiden University Medical Center (The Netherlands). The PICTURE is funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union.

UTM/INESC TEC, July 2013