QUSTom project

QUSTom is a project based on R&D towards better cancer detection using ultrasound-based images. It aims to demonstrate the capabilities of this technology for future breast-cancer diagnosis and study its potential for screening, continuous monitoring of patients and prognosis. QUSTom focuses on transforming ultrasound-based breast cancer diagnosis by means of quantitative, high-resolution images. Such images require huge computational effort and state-of-the-art ultrasound data acquisition devices but pose a revolutionary alternative to well-established methods such as mammograms, classical ultrasound and MRI. The project has been selected to be part of the H2020 Pathfinder Pilot Programme of the European Innovation Council. This programme is based on the exploration of bold ideas and cutting-edge scientific collaborations that foster groundbreaking technological advances. Partners of the QUSTom project: - Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Coordinator) - Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie - Fundació Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron – Institut de Recerca - Arctur - Frontwave Imaging - Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine (associate partner)