INDUSTRY NEWS
The Swedish government has awarded US$270,000 to a software firm for the research and development of next-generation medical imaging software. ContextVision AB (Stockholm) will use the funds toward pursuing 3-D and 4-D imaging software capabilities. Real-time digital enhancement could benefit such imaging technologies as ultrasound, x-ray, and MRI.
Currently, the company offers its GOP medical imaging software technology. Benefits of the product include reduction of noise and errors, enhancement of edges and lines, strengthening of image contrast, and visibility of both dense and translucent areas simultaneously.
“This significant contribution from the Swedish government helps us to further develop our leadership role in the medical imaging community,” says Jan Erik Hedborg, chief executive officer of ContextVision. “Filter optimization for 3-D and 4-D will be significantly more complex than that used in 2-D imaging, as computational complexity increases exponentially with the number of dimensions and filters required for multiple directions.”
The funds were granted by VINNOVA, the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, which is dedicated to promoting internal R&D in addition to stimulating Swedish participation in international R&D projects.
For more information, contact ContextVision AB, Torshamnsgatan 39, SE-164 40 Kista, Sweden; phone: +46 8 7503550; fax: +46 8 7505494; e-mail: info@contextvision.se; Internet: www.contextvision.com.
