EUREKA projekt E! 7164 Medical imaging ContextVision
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | ContextVision AB - Corporate sales and marketing |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 446 000 |
| Project duration | February 2012 - November 2013 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The project was successful in reaching the overall objective to develop a completely new product for the improvement of mammography images for breast cancer screening within different populations. The new product improves image quality and thereby facilitates the detection of cancer, even in dense breasts. Further expertise in mammography has been achieved within the company following the close cooperation with experienced radiologists, including the partner. Furthermore, a new algorithm developer has been employed with expertise in image processing for mammography.
Results and expected effects
The product will be launched at RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) in Chicago in December. This will initiate further sales activities toward several customers which already have shown interest for this unique product. During the last few years several new mammography manufacturers have entered the market and as our product performs in different populations it meets the needs from different markets. This means we can expand on many markets and our sales prognosis has therefore increased.
Approach and implementation
The project was set up in two phases: a definition phase and an implementation phase. The overall plan was followed but in order to make use of new competencies the activities were performed according to an iterative process. This means that several prototypes were developed and evaluated in a consecutive manner allowing for stepwise algorithm development. This continuous, very specific feed-back increased the speed of the product development.