The NIH Precision Medicine Initiative brings us closer to curing diseases like cancer and gives us access to the personalized information we need to keep ourselves and our family healthier. Precision medicine takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle during treatment and prevention and thus seeks to maximize the effectiveness. Medical imaging technologies, such as X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT), are among the most impactful medical inventions of all time that have improved health and will continue to shape the future of medicine.
The Center for Imaging and Surgical Innovation (CISI) brings together the investigators at the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and builds strong collaborations between UTD and UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW). CISI will focus on the research and development of innovative technologies in three major areas related to biomedical applications: i) Biomedical imaging and augmented reality, ii) Image-guided surgery and robotic intervention, and iii) Artificial intelligence and data science. CISI brings engineers, computer scientists, surgeons, radiologists, and clinicians together and translates innovative imaging and surgical technologies from our engineering laboratories at UTD to clinical settings at UTSW with the goal of improving human health.
Vision
Imaging and computing will be a leading force in precision medicine where quantitative methods of engineering and computer science will have a pivotal role in disease detection, diagnosis, treatment including image-guided surgery.
Mission
To shape and advance imaging and surgical technology through innovative research and inspiring education, with the goal of establishing CISI as a national leader in the field.
The Center for Imaging and Surgical Innovation provides a structure and facilitates interdisciplinary collaborations across departments within Jonsson School and between UTD and UTSW.