In this area we are focusing on the following topics:

• Automated image processing and analysis schemes for the extraction of bio-medical parameters in order to assess the presence or evolution of a disease, in quantitative terms with the aim to aid in diagnosis and prognosis (CAD). Below some examples:
• RX-Mammography: change detection both at the level of microcalcifications, mass and architectural distortions in mammographical images of screening studies, confronting recent images with the ones of a former study.
• CT, μCT-SPECT: characterization of tumors/lesions based on perfusion studies and their follow-up in time after treatment
• Algorithmic approaches: robust registration, 4D/5D segmentation- and pattern recognition methods, probabilistic geometrical deformable models and atlases.
• Content Based Search: correlate multi-modal data (i.e. image data combined with other patient data such as lab results, etc.).
• Advanced visualization and compression of higher dimensional data sets.