Location |
Investigator(s) |
Funding Body |
Title |
Objective |
Oxford, Manchester, UCL, ICR |
JM Brady,CJ Taylor |
EPSRC |
A Model-based Approach to Comparing Breast Images |
To develop computational methods to assist the radiologist in bilateral and temporal comparison of mammograms |
UCL |
SR Arridge |
EPSRC |
Parameter and Structure Indentification in Optical Tomography |
Non invasive detection of breast tumours |
Bristol |
AW Preece |
ESPRC |
Enhanced UWB Radar Imaging of Breast Tumours |
Development of new imaging method based on UWB radar to provide a cheap, quick and comfortable breast imaging method |
Greenwich |
Y Chen |
ESPRC |
Discrimination of Breast Lesions Using Ultra-wideband Microwave Imaging |
To explore the influence of lesion morphology on backscatter microwave signature at each sensor of the imaging apparatus |
Oxford |
C Tromans |
ESPRC |
Characterising Features of Breast Tissue using Radiodensity Measured in X-Ray Mammograms and Tomosynthesis for Cancer Risk Assessment and Diagnosis. |
Use of computer learning methods and a feature description vector to establish tissue features likely to develop cancer, to improve sensitivity and specificity of CAD algorithms and tomosynthesis |
Oxford |
NP Hughes |
ESPRC |
Integrated Modelling of Functional Imaging and Gene Expression Data for Personalised Cancer Therapy |
To develop new algorithms for "integrating" functional imaging and gene expression data to provide an improved prediction of the likely response to therapy. |
Imperial College School of Medicine |
R Coombes |
MRC |
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PET scans and response to treatment with docetaxel in early stage breast cancer |
ICR |
S Moss |
MRC |
Effect on breast cancer mortality of annual mammographic screening starting at age 40 |
To determine the additional benefit of annual mammographic screening from age 40 rather than 50 in reducing deaths from breast cancer |
Loughborough |
A Feresidis |
MRC |
High-resolution microwave detection of tumours |
Medical microwave imaging using novel near-field focusing plates |
ICR |
M Leach |
MRC |
Advancing the Application of Magnetic Resonance in Cancer: Structural, Functional and Molecular Studies of Tumours |
3T clinical MRI scanner to add to existing state of art CT, PET-CT and SPECT facilities |
Cambridge |
N Walton |
MRC |
Astronomical Image Handling - Application to TMA Analysis: Exploiting AstroGrid/ CancerGrid Systems |
To explore novel uses of techniques developed in the astronomical domain to provide solutions for |
Aberdeen |
A Welch |
MRC |
Transfer of fluorinase mediated C-18F bond formation technology to the clinical environment for tumor imaging by PET |
To demonstrate that the fluorinase technology can be practically transferred to the clinical environment for clinical imaging |
Guildford, London, Cambridge, |
K Wells, M Wallis, |
MRC/DH |
OPTIMAM |
Optimisation of breast cancer |
Location |
Investigator(s) |
Funding Body |
Title |
Objective |
Aberdeen |
FJ Gilbert |
HTA |
Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different surveillance mammography regimes after the treatment of primary breast cancer |
To identify the most effective and efficient method of providing surveillance mammography for women who have previously been treated for primary breast cancer |
Sheffield |
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR-TAG) |
HTA |
Role of enhanced imaging techniques in the assessment of axillary lymph node metastases |
To assess diagnostic accuracy of different imaging technologies for the assessment of axillary lymph node metastases in patients with early stage breast cancer, and whether they can improve outcomes |
Birmingham |
West Midlands Health Technology Assessment Collaboration (WMHTAC) |
HTA |
Systematic review of PET and PET/CT for the diagnosis of breast cancer recurrence |
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Hull |
L Turnbull |
CRUK |
Neo-COMICE |
Pilot study to establishing efficacy of advanced semi-automated f-MRI in the early prediction of response of locally advanced breast cancer to neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
Institute of Cancer Research |
J Bamber, N deSouza, S Robinson |
CRUK |
Non-invasive molecular profiling of breast cancer with optoacoustic imaging. |
Feasibility of optoacoustic molecular profile imaging of breast cancer using gold nanoparticles |
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CRUK |
DETECT |
Development of biomarkers to improve outcomes for breast cancer patients at risk of bone metastases |
Aberdeen |
FJ Gilbert |
CSO |
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Multicentre study assessing the potential clinical application of FGD-PET/CT to the management of breast cancer, in particular, staging the axillary lymph nodes |
Manchester |
G Evans |
Breast Cancer Campaign |
FH02 |
Mammographic surveillance in women aged 35-39 at enhanced familial risk of breast cancer (FH02) |
LSHTM |
V McCormack |
Breast Cancer Campaign |
Mammographic breast density in British young women: natural history and breast cancer prediction |
To investigate how changes in breast density is related to a persons risk of developing breast cancer |
Kings College Hospital, London |
M Michell |
NHSBSP |
Breast Tomosynthesis |
To determine whether 3D tomosynthesis imaging is more accurate than standard 2D mammography |
UCL |
MRS Keshtgar |
US funded |
Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy (ESS) |
A trial testing a new type of biopsy for breast cancer using light measurements |