Liverpool Centre for Mathematics in Healthcare

Imaging and Data Integration Event - Wednesday 14th September 2016

The team at Liverpool Centre for Mathematics in Healthcare (LCMH) invite you to join them for a one day interactive seminar focussed on exploring challenges related to Healthcare Imaging.

This event will provide a collective understanding of the current landscape of healthcare imaging, tackle some key questions that need to be addressed to inform future opportunities and consider the barriers faced in the evolution and adoption of new techniques in such a highly complex and challenging environment.

Venue: Lecture Theatre D, Central Teaching Hub, University of Liverpool

09:30 Coffee and Registration
10:00 Welcome - LCMH Director, Prof Ke Chen
10:15 Imaging drug uptake in a 3D environment
Dr Parveen Sharma – Centre for Drug Safety Science, University of Liverpool
Dr Violane See – Centre for Cell Imaging, University of Liverpool
11:00 Tumour quantification using multi-modality imaging
Dr Manasavee Lohvithee – Department of Electronic and Engineering, University of Bath
Dr John Fenwick – Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Prof Ke Chen &  Dr Jack Spencer – Department of Mathematical Sciences,  University of Liverpool
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Challenges in healthcare imaging
Mr Michael Wall - Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley group NHS
Dr Danushka Bollegala – Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool
Dr Monica Enescu – Mirada Medical, Oxford
14:00 Verifying the accurate delivery of proton therapy: Challenges and potential solutions
Dr Colin Baker – Radiotherapy Physics, Royal Berkshire Hospital
Gamma-ray imaging for Dosimetry and Treatment Verification
Dr Laura Harkness-Brennan – Department of Physics, University of Liverpool
15:00 Finish

Places are limited and must be booked in advance by contacting: lcmh@liverpool.ac.uk