[Community] PhD position in multi-modal image processing

[Yannick MORVAN]

PhD position in multi-modal image processing

It is increasingly common to combine multiple methods of treatment,
i.e., treatment modalities, with the intention to improve patient
outcomes and reduce complications. Each treatment modality may consist
of (1) multiple images acquired by one or more modalities (e.g. PET
and CT) and (2) contextual information (e.g. clinical reports). To
improve patient outcome, one approach is to unify the imaging
information and the context information so that the therapy planning,
therapy guidance and post-treatment evaluation are simplified. In
practice, whereas Picture Archive and Communication Systems (PACS),
employed in hospital, store multi-modal images and contextual
information, simultaneous re-use of both information cannot be done in
a simple fashion.

This Ph.D. will focus on the integration of multi-modal imaging
information accrued by contextual information extracted from a PACS.

A first problem to address is the analysis of multi-modal images
(e.g., PET/CT). This analysis requires, for example, image processing
(image quality improvement or image artifact reduction) followed by
image analysis (segmentation or biomarker extraction). A second
problem to investigate is the association of quantitative parameters
extracted from multi-modal images with other contextual
information. This also involves the automatic generation of clinical
reports both associating results of multi-parameter image analysis and
contextual information, with the goal of assisting physicians with
clinical decisions. It is intended that this Ph.D. will lead to a
Clinical Decision Support System demonstrator dedicated to a specific
context/pathology (e.g. oncology or neurology).
 
The PhD fellowship is funded by [[http://b-com.org][b<>com]] which is a Technology Research
Institute located in Brest, Rennes and Lannion (France). This Ph.D
thesis will be carried out under the supervision of M. Hatt (research
associate, INSERM) and G. Coatrieux, Assistant Professor (Telecom
Bretagne) and located at b<>com on the Brest-Iroise Science and
Technology Park.
 
Expected qualifications:
- Minimum MSc degree (Computer Science)
- Experience in developing medical imaging applications is desirable
- Prior experience in image analysis, pattern recognition and computer vision
- Programming experience in C++
 
Contact: Please send your resume to job at b-com.com



Y Morvan