With the project "Integrated Analysis and Collaboration Tool: Platform for medical image data analysis and coordinated collaboration with AI and open source (InterACT)", we would like to make an important contribution to digitization in medicine and to resource-saving healthcare and economy based on the project already funded by REACT-EU with the full title Digital Photon Counting CT Innovation Platform NRW: Establishment of a cross-site innovation platform for the use of the first digital generation of computed tomography in NRW (funding code RA-1-1-016). With our project, we will contribute to the further development of the field of innovative medicine in North Rhine-Westphalia and beyond and also make targeted use of new regional value creation potential. This will lead to increased visibility of NRW as a pioneer in the digitalization of medicine and make an important contribution to the sustainable improvement and further development of medical imaging and health care in general.

Our goal is to create an innovative platform based on open source software that enables health care and healthcare to be significantly improved in the medium term through the exchange and efficient analysis of medical image data using artificial intelligence (AI). We are placing particular emphasis on creating a solution with InterACT that is as comprehensive as possible and thus avoiding the inefficient island formation and use of software solutions. Instead, in our efforts to develop and subsequently establish a standard, we are relying on interdisciplinary cooperation. This enables us to increase the quality and efficiency of our research and application options and to ensure sustainability. In this context, we would like to particularly point out the importance of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which serves as the location for this pioneering project. Our approach is not only aimed at improving healthcare in our state, but also aims to strengthen NRW's position as a leading region for medical research and innovation at national and international level and to make this visible (inter)nationally. Together with IT experts, scientists and clinicians, we want to create a platform that will pave the way for a new era in medical imaging. With our project, we are taking an important step towards a networked, transparent and efficient medical research landscape that is able to successfully meet the challenges of the 21st century while always keeping the well-being of patients and society as a whole in focus.

Project start was the 1st August 2024

Project leader and coordinator: Univ.- Prof. Dr. med. Martin Wiesmann