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Panel 8 – medicine | clinical
Research quality: There is no information available on the research
output. There have been only 4 publications over the last 8 years (Pub-
Med) in which the head of the unit has been involved. Funding is only
provided by the Medical faculty and other state financing and to a very
small amount from private funding.
Collaboration: There is no overview on the structural collaborations of
the unit.
Research activities and teaching: There is no information available on
the present or future research lines of the unit.
Future potentials and possibilities: Due to the age of the single researcher
within the group (Head of the Unit is aged 66) no substantial future
potentials can be seen.
2.25 Imaging Units at the Department of Clinical Sciences
There are four research units involved mainly or at least partially in biomedical
imaging. The unit of Clinical Physiology with a strong cardiac
MR imaging group, Diagnostic Radiology performing mainly brain MR
research, Medical Radiation Physics involved also in brain MR research,
but additionally dealing with nuclear medicine methodology and radiation
related topics, and finally Biomedical Engineering particularly focussing on
medical ultrasound and high intensity focused ultrasound therapy. Since
some of the researchers involved in the these four units collaborate strongly
with each other, some of the imaging infrastructure is shared between the
units and research in- and output is produced mainly in collaboration a
separate evaluation of these four units is very difficult. Therefore we will try
to give an overall view of the imaging units at the Department of Clinical
Sciences in Lund with some specific remarks on the different units.
Overall assessment: Structuring of imaging research around the four
units is less than obvious. It is understandable that the research units
were established somewhat in parallel with the clinical departments, like
Diagnostic Radiology and Clinical Physiology. However, due to the overlap
in expertise, research areas, infrastructure and even people a complete
restructuring of biomedical imaging should be considered. Research of
Diagnostic Radiology could definitely be improved and enhanced through
a stronger input from Medical Radiation Physics or Biomedical Engine-
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