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Oxford: Ultrasound software spinout Intelligent Ultrasound to save millions for NHS

3 August 2012
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Intelligent Ultrasound, a new spinout from Oxford University will improve the quality and diagnostic power of the most widely used diagnostic imaging tool, ultrasound imaging.

Isis Innovation, the University's technology transfer company announced that Intelligent Ultrasound has raised £610,000 to develop software solutions to reduce the risk of incorrect or missed diagnoses and avoid costly, inconvenient rescans.

Andy Hill, CEO of Intelligent Ultrasound, said: "We expect this software will save the National Health Service in excess of £40 million per year in cardiology diagnostics alone."

Intelligent Ultrasound’s software solutions are based on research from Oxford University’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering by Professor Alison Noble and her team. The new company will be supported by the NHS National Innovation Centre, which is committed to accelerating the development of innovative technologies likely to deliver significant benefits to patients and the NHS.

There are more than 200,000 ultrasound machines in use in the US and Europe and in the order of half as many again in the rest of the world. The wide range of applications where medical ultrasound is used includes antenatal scanning, diagnosis of disease and structural defects of the heart in cardiology, and ultrasound-guided surgery.

Professor Noble, the Technikos Professor of Biomedical Engineering, said: "We are combining conventional ultrasound scanning with advanced automated image analysis post-processing to improve the diagnostic quality of scans and ensure that the doctor has the best ultrasound-based information to make a clinical decision.

"It is perhaps the most exciting time in over 20 years to work in ultrasound research due to the rapid developments in 2D and 3D imaging. My laboratory at Oxford is responding to the clinical pull to dramatically reduce healthcare costs by using cost-effective technology such as ultrasound as an alternative to more costly MRI and CT scanning."

The NHS National Innovation Centre has contributed a development award to the company’s fund raising, and nine angel investors, including company founders and the Oxford Invention Fund, have invested to bring the total raised to £610,000. The company expects to complete this current round of funding within a few months.

Resources: Intelligent Ultrasound website


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