Medical imaging

LISA-Image is involved in research and development in two main topics of applied sciences: image analysis and computer graphics. In the field of image analysis and pattern recognition, LISA-Image develops new methods for object segmentation in digital images, based on classification and decision theory, as well as for tracking mobile objects in image sequences. In the biomedical fields, algorithms and applications are developed in collaboration with biologists and clinicians and cover 2D and 3D problems such as :

• in vitro cell tracking with characterization of migration and proliferation processes,

• quantitative characterization of immunohistochemical staining,

• quantitative characterization of pulmonary emphysema and articulation cartilage.

In close collaboration with the Pathology Department of the Erasme Hospital, a new multidisciplinary and inter-faculty unit, DIAPATH (Digital image analysis in pathology), was recently developed to offer an integrated solution for the identification, characterization and validation of protein tissue-based biomarkers. This unit is included into the new Centre for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging.

Image synthesis and virtual reality research activities are based on 3D acquisition, 3D modeling and real time rendering. They are oriented towards medical and real time applications such as :

• virtual fracture reduction,

• computer-assisted surgery,

• visibility computation in complex environments,

• gestural interface, etc.

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