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2024 Highlights To be able to showcase the work being performed at the Imaging Office outside of the Erasmus MC, a public website was created, see QR code. The website showcases the full service portfolio, that also provides some examples of projects that have been worked on in 2024. In collaboration with the ICAI stroke lab, a symposium was organized on the topic: “What should researchers who develop software know about the MDR (Medical Device Regulations)”. The symposium took place on the 4th of June 2024 and triggered a lot of interest throughout the Erasmus MC. It initiated collaborations and working groups on the topic of MDR.
Imaging Office In the dynamic landscape of medical imaging, access to the latest imaging technologies and expertise is crucial. This is where the department’s Imaging Office comes to play. The office provides a comprehensive range of services in the medical imaging domain. From data storage to (software for) (automatic) image analysis to implementation in the clinic, the Imaging Office acts as a gateway to the combined knowledge and skills of the department.
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Another aim of the Imaging Office is to ease the workload of healthcare professionals working in the imaging field, like radiologists. By getting a better insight in the needs of these professionals we can look for solutions in the direction of software for automated analysis or having certain types of radiological measurements (e.g. liver volume, aorta diameter) performed by trained technicians.
Imaging Trial Bureau The Imaging Office is in close connection with the Imaging Trial Bureau (ITB). The ITB supports researchers in administrative tasks related to research projects, like drafting study protocols, METC submissions, agreements, monitoring, working with Castor/PaNaMa, etc. They also play a role in setting up databases and data transfer. Because of the close connection, a request will always end up in the right place, even if it was initially not clear if it was a request for the Imaging Office or the ITB.
To decrease the gap between research and clinical practice, the Imaging Office is also actively working on incorporating the requirements from regulations like the MDR and AI act in an early (i.e. research) stage of imaging software development.
Projects For service projects, the Imaging Office works with a service request form (which is available on ServiceNow). After an intake, it will be decided if the request is feasible and if a project is started. The Imaging Office service portfolio can roughly be divided into Digital Image Processing, Data services (e.g. storage), and Software Development. In 2024, the Imaging Office actively worked on 16 projects, with requests originating from a variety of locations.
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