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EPSRC Reference: GR/M54995/01
Title: IMAGE-GUIDED MINIMAL INVASIVE BREAST SURGERY AND IN VIVO MEASUREMENTS OF ANGIOGENESIS
Principal Investigator: Brady, Professor Sir JM
Other Investigators:
Harris, Professor A Noble, Professor A
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Project Partners:
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Department: Engineering Science
Organisation: University of Oxford
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 12 October 1999 Ends: 11 April 2003 Value (£): 241,823
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Image & Vision Computing
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Healthcare No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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We propose to develop considerably our ongoing work in contrast-enhanced breast MRI and 3D ultrasound breast imaging to address five major classes of women for whom image guided surgery is currently ineffective:1. Women with scar tissue2. Young women and women taking HRT3. Women with mammographically occult tumours4. Women whose tumour is only visible in one view, and5. Young women presenting with bulky tumours.To this end, we will develop precise quantitative measurements of tumour position and extent. Concurrently, we propose to develop real-time in vivo image measurements that correlate with in vitro immunohistopathological markers of angiogenesis that are predictive of cancer prognosis. This should provide measurements of drug efficacy and tumour growth and support basic oncological research. We propose to demonstrate the results in patient treatments that include surgical guidance.
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