Editorial by Prof Manolis Tsiknakis, Coordinator of ProCAncer-I project The ProCAncer-I consortium welcomes you to our first newsletter! We are very happy that our project ProCAncer-I on dealing with prostate cancer was funded by the EU and that through its successful...
Newsletter #1
MRI based Artificial Intelligence tools will improve the management of patients with prostate cancer
Βy Prof. Daniele Regge [Chief of the Radiology Unit, Candiolo Cancer Institute, Torino-Italy] and Simone Mazzetti [Candiolo Cancer Institute, Torino-Italy] Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed tumour in Europe with one new cancer detected every...
The major challenge of a common anonymization strategy
Βy Prof Kostas Marias [Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)], Ioannis Karatzanis [Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)] and Katerina Nikiforaki [Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)] Anonymization is an...
Interview with Dr. Nickolas Papanickolaou (Scientific Coordinator of the project) on the vision of the project
Βy Nickolas Papanikolaou [Principal Investigator in Oncologic Imaging at the Fundação Champalimaud] Why did you select prostate cancer as the center of your research? What kind of clinical unmet needs will be addressed in ProCancer-I? Prostate cancer is among the most...
Legal and Ethical Aspects of ProCAncer-I: The Anonymisation of Personal Data
By the legal team of ProCAncer-I, The University of Vienna Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law (UNIVIE) Given the innovative nature of the technology being developed in the ProCAncer-I project, complex legal questions have arisen concerning the...
Presentation of partner Radboud UMC – Major Clinical partner of the project
By the Radboud UMC Radboudumc is one of the leading centres for prostate cancer imaging worldwide. Within the ProCAncer-I project, two groups of the Department of Imaging of Radboudumc are represented. The Diagnostic Image Analysis Group (DIAG), under the...
Presentation of partner UNIVIE – Legal partner of the project
By the University of Vienna – Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law (UNIVIE) The University of Vienna is the oldest University in the German-speaking world, and the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law is the newest addition to the...
Newsletter #1 Contents
Highlights

Podcast Spotlight: The Future of Trustworthy AI in Healthcare
Mar 5, 2025
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is expanding rapidly, but trust remains a crucial barrier to its widespread adoption. The following AI-generated audio file, titled, serves as an example of how AI-driven technologies can contribute to medical research and education.

Dissemination Event of the ProCAncer-I Project in Vienna, Austria
Mar 5, 2025
ProCAncer-I organised the 4th Dissemination Event of the project at the ECR 2025 held in Vienna, Austria, February 25-26, 2025. During the congress, ProCAncer-I organised a Dedicated Session on the project on the 26th of February 2025, at 15.00-16.00, with the title...

The brand effect: how different MRI machines trip up AI
Feb 7, 2025
Prostate cancer can vary greatly in how aggressive it is, and knowing this in advance helps doctors decide the best course of treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often used to detect prostate cancer, but figuring out just how aggressive the cancer is...

Dissemination Event of the ProCAncer-I Project in Vienna
Feb 7, 2025
We are delighted to invite you to our session, “ProCAncer-I: An AI Platform Integrating Multiparametric MRI and AI Models”, at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2025. Date: 26 February 2025 Time: 15:00 – 16:00 Location: ECR 2025, Vienna, Austria (conference...