EPSRC Image Guided Therapies UK Network+
The next-generation of surgical treatments
Research in the field of image-guided therapies aims to develop new and improved technologies specifically designed for modern surgical interventions. By using smart devices which interact with patient-specific pre-surgical data, it is hoped we can increase safety levels, reduce recovery times and advance the treatment options available to patients. This field of research combines advances in medical imaging, sensor technology, computer modelling, robotics and visualisation to enable greater surgical precision.
Supporting specialist research collaborations
Our national network is made up of specialist academics, early career researchers, clinicians, and industry partners who are supported by a series of events and exclusive collaboration opportunities. Our aim is to increase the impact of image guided therapy research by identifying synergies and complimentary research specialisms from across our membership to increase clinical translation.
300 members from 24 Universities
4 key research themes
National networking events
Exclusive funding opportunities
Latest News
EMI – 137: FROM UNMET MEDICAL NEED TO CLINICAL STUDIES
An Interview With Dr Christophe Portal, Head Of Chemistry At Edinburgh Molecular Imaging From scientific discovery to clinical phase compounds: how did it all start? Edinburgh Molecular Imaging (EMI) was set-up almost 5 years ago as a spin-off from the University of...
INNERSIGHT: A LOOK INTO 3D ANATOMICAL MODELS
An Interview With Dr Eoin Hyde, CEO, Innersight Labs What is the novelty that Innersight brings into the field of personalised 3D anatomical models? The concept of personalised 3D anatomical models have featured within biomedical engineering research for decades now,...
Call for Abstracts: IGT Network+ Early Career Researcher Workshop 2019
Hosted by King’s College London, 6 March 2019 Following on from the resounding success of the first ever dedicated Early Carer Researcher (ECR) Workshop, the IGT Network+ is organising its second ECR Workshop at King’s College London on 6 March 2019. Taking place...
MARKET READY IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS: ACTIVE NEEDLE’S STORY
What has been the journey of Active Needle’s precision needle technology and what is its current commercialisation status?
The concept of precision needle technology was conceived to address the unmet clinical need for accurate needle placement in anaesthesia application and was set out by Prof Graeme McLeod (Consultant Anaesthetist, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School).
LIVERMULTISCAN: GOING QUICKLY AND LEARNING FAST
LiverMultiScan is a diagnostic aid for the liver which is now FDA cleared and CE marked. What can you tell us about the bench to bedside journey of this technology?
The idea spun out from the DPhil project of Perspectum Diagnostics’ CEO, Dr Rajarshi Banerjee (Banjo), who at that time was on a cardiology track at the University of Oxford. He thought of deploying one of the tools used to characterize cardiac tissue, MRI T1, to other areas, particularly to the non-invasive assessment of chronic liver disease, in order to address a significant unmet medical need.
Professor Tom Vercauteren Awarded Research Chair by Royal Academy of Engineering
Congratulations to IGT Network+ Member Professor Tom Vercauteren, King's College London, who has been awarded the Medtronic/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Machine Learning for Computer-Assisted Neurosurgery by the Royal Academy of Engineering....