This research unit deals with the development of non-invasive imaging-based assistance systems for surgical applications. The focus is on ultrasound imaging to support brain tumour surgery, infrared thermography for planning skin grafts, and hyperspectral imaging for monitoring the patient’s condition and identifying anatomical structures in visceral surgery. In addition to the use, clinical evaluation and improvement of imaging devices for the operating theater, the unit develops innovative and specific algorithms for supporting the interpretation and analysis of image data, evaluating this information in close cooperation with clinical partners.

The Research Group Biomedical Data Analysis is dedicated to the development of new methods and tools for the investigation of complex biomedical processes and systems. It unifies know-how in the areas of designing algorithms, analytical pipelines and modelling of complex biomedical processes as well as the efficient software implementation and finally the integration into various diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive applications. Our know-how ranges from the design of studies, the support of data acquisition, the analysis of large amounts of data and the development of individualized methodologies and software to the preparation of demonstrators and prototypes which can be transferred into marketable products. The fields of medical algorithms, multimodal neuroimaging as well as mHealth and eHealth are a special focus of the group.