Topic: Medical Imaging

Speaker: Dr. Ross Mitchell
In 1986, Dr. Mitchell received his B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Regina. From 1986 to 1989 he undertook M.Sc. studies in Computer Science at the University of Regina and the Allan Blair Cancer Clinic focused on the development of algorithms used in radiotherapy treatment planning and three-dimensional imaging of patient CT scans. In 1995, he received his Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics from the University of Western Ontario.

Dr. Mitchell is a founding scientist and Chief Scientific Advisor of Calgary Scientific. He is an Associate Professor of Radiology and Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary, a Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Donald Paty Scholar and Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Senior Scholar. Dr. Mitchell has received numerous awards from national and international organizations and has authored 10 patents, as well as dozens of invited presentations and peer-reviewed articles.

The mission of Imaging Informatics, a research and design program headed by Dr. Mitchell, is to help physicians and surgeons improve disease diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring through the development and application of information technology solutions. Imaging technology, such as magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans, produce detailed images of organs, bones, tissues, and blood vessels and can show lesions and areas of disease in the body. These scans can also provide much information about the makeup of lesions and tumours in a patient's body. New technology known as virtual biopsy can use this information to diagnose disease without having to remove tissue through traditional biopsy methods. Virtual biopsy is a major research focus of Dr. Ross Mitchell and the informatics research team, "Virtual biopsy uses analytical methods to extract information about a patient's genetics from their images. We can't see genes directly with medical imaging-the spatial resolution is too poor-but medical images can detect other biochemical and physical information related to genes. We may be able to use that information to non-invasively diagnose diseases like stroke, multiple sclerosis, and brain cancer," explains Dr. Mitchell.

More information on Dr. Mitchell and his research.

Where:
RIC 119, Research and Innovation Centre
University of Regina
Free parking in 'M' designated areas ('Parking Lots near W and SW corner of Campus' and 'Parking lots near SE corner of Campus').

When:
Tuesday Evening, June 8

Schedule:
7:00 - 8:30pm - Presentation and questions

Cost:
Free

Registration:
No registration required