Image-guided surgery and therapy

Contact: Terry Peters tpeters@irus.rri.on.ca

Industrial impact 

• translational technologies
• revolutionize delivery of surgery and therapy
• create world-leading industrial base in Ontario
  • unique window of opportunity
  • open new industrial markets for Ontario companies
• train highly qualified personnel for partner companies

Emerging technologies

It was emphasized that several of the project directions represent common and fundamental technologies highly relevant to multiple sub-projects of theme, and that a coordinated application would allow all groups to benefit from developments in these core areas:

• interactive guidance software;
• tracking surgical and therapy delivery technologies;
• integrated real-time intra-surgical imaging technologies; and
• patient/image registration.

In addition, the following areas were seen as key emerging technologies where Ontario researchers in this group have a lead:

• thermal therapies;
• catheter-based and minimally invasive (keyhole) surgeries;
• telesurgery; and
• X-ray diffraction-based tissue analysis.

Academic participants

• London Health Sciences Centre
• John P. Robarts Research Institute
• London Regional Cancer Centre
• Ontario Cancer Institute
• University Health Network
• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Hospital for Sick Children
• Queens University/Kingston General Hospital

Recent startup companies

• Life Imaging Systems (London)
• Atamai Inc (London)
• Cadmit (Toronto)
• IGO (Kingston)

Industrial partners (Ontario)

• Surgical Navigation Systems/Cedera Inc.
• MDS-Nordion
• Northern Digital
• Vasotech
• CSPI