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EPSRC Reference: EP/F011059/1
Title: Implementation of Magnetic Induction Tomography image reconstruction algorithms on Clearspeed Advance co-processor.
Principal Investigator: Roula, Dr M
Other Investigators:
Williams, Professor R Griffiths, Professor H
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
ClearSpeed Technology
Department: Faculty of Advanced Technology
Organisation: University of Glamorgan
Scheme: Standard Research
Starts: 01 October 2007 Ends: 31 March 2009 Value (£): 96,546
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
High Performance Computing Medical science & disease
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Healthcare Information Technologies
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Panel History:
Panel DatePanel NameOutcome
16 Apr 2007 HPC Software Development (Science) Announced
Summary on Grant Application Form
Magnetic induction tomography (MIT, also known as electromagnetic induction tomography - EMT) is a new non-contact technique for imaging the distribution of electrical properties within a cross-section of an object.This technique is still at the development stage and to date, there are no MIT commercial systems in the market. It has the potential of providing a portable, low cost, and non invasive imagery which could be suitable for medical applications such as rapid medical assessment of conductions such as cerebral strokes in emergency situations. Algorithms for image reconstruction have successfully been developed in recent years by our group and others. These algorithms are very intensive computationally, and only low resolution images can be reconstructed within practical time limits. In this project we propose to port our existing code (written in FORTRAN) to a multi accelerator board platform (Clearspeed) to allow fast computation of image reconstruction and allow higher resolutions making MIT more suitable for medical applications. The new implemented system will be the basis for future research and commercial development in MIT.
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