Bold Offer to Defeat Melanoma Receives $ 10 Million Boost – News

A $ 10 million grant will revolutionize the early detection of melanoma with the installation of 15 full-body 3D imaging devices in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

The Diamantina Institute at the University of Queensland will lead the creation of the ACRF Australian Center for Excellence in Imaging and Diagnosis of Melanoma.

Professor H. Peter Soyer, director of UQ's Center for Research in Dermatology, said the center would combine advanced 3D imaging technology with a telemedicine network.

"Melanoma is Australia's national cancer.A Australians have 12 times more incidence than the world.It is the most prevalent cancer among Australians aged 15 to 40," said Professor Soyer. .

"Early detection is the key to saving lives and realizing our vision of a world without melanoma."

The 3D imaging system takes a total body image in milliseconds, which greatly improves the identification and tracking of lesions, while significantly reducing appointment times and health care costs.

Professor Ian Brown, Chair of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation, said the grant would strengthen the country's research capacity for melanoma.

"The CAHR Australian Center of Excellence in Imaging and Diagnosis of Melanoma is a first global approach to improving early detection, thus addressing the significant national burden of melanoma," said Professor Brown.

"By offering machines located in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria regional capitals and regional centers potential for network expansion throughout Australia, combined with innovative telemedicine capabilities, this bold project will enhance the detection capability to save lives. "

It is estimated that each of the 15 3D imaging machines will be able to perform 3,000 exams each year, resulting in approximately 100,000 digital avatars in three years.

This important data set will strengthen the center's ability to inform other clinical studies, including the computation of artificial intelligence algorithms to facilitate clinical decision-making.

The center is a collaboration between the University of Queensland, Sydney University and Monash University, as well as research partners and state-based health systems.

The grants were announced at a reception hosted by the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency the Honorable Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK MC (Ret), and Lady Cosgrove at Admiralty House in Sydney.

The overlay footage of a whole body 3D imaging machine is available for the media.

Media: Kate Zischke, [email protected], +61 7 3365 5133, 0436 368 746.