Research project BurnCase 3D
One of the research focuses of the Medical Informatics department is medical modeling and simulation. This includes research in the field of objective diagnosis and documentation based on virtual patients, i.e., three-dimensional models adapted to real patients.
Diagnosis and Documentation of Severe Burn Injuries
This research work was initiated by the project BurnCase 3D, which aims to optimize the scientific diagnosis and documentation of patients with severe burn injuries. The assessment of burn extent by attending physicians is often subject to large estimation errors and individual variations. Therefore, BurnCase 3D enables computer-assisted, comprehensive, and objective diagnosis and documentation of the entire burn treatment process. As a result, it provides a solid foundation for evidence-based scientific analysis. In addition, the automated generation of evaluations and coding suggestions leads to significantly improved quality and a considerable reduction in the medical workload for diagnosis and documentation.
Scientifically Analyzable Data
BurnCase 3D can be used across countries and institutions to support and optimize the diagnosis and documentation of burn injuries. By establishing this software in burn medicine, a large volume of scientifically analyzable data can be generated. This data, in turn, provides a crucial foundation for studies and for developing a global expert system for burn treatment.
Treatment Progress Documentation for Outcome Assessment
The results in this field have demonstrated the clear advantages of efficient and objective documentation using virtual patients. These insights and methods are now also being applied to chronic wound care. In this area, the evaluation of therapy effectiveness especially requires chronological, structured, and objective documentation of treatment progress. Consequently, there is a strong demand for comprehensive, high-quality data collection to support studies and to create a scientific basis for medical expert or decision-support systems. The research projects Qutis 3D and Surface 3D (web-based) specifically address this need.
Special thanks go to Senior Physician Dr. Herbert Haller. The project idea originated with him, and without his persistent and outstanding medical support, a research project of this kind would not have been possible. Thanks also go to all partners involved in the software’s development.
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Project Lead
Dr. Michael Giretzlehner
Head of Unit Medical Informatics