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For DataCT, the BI is collaborating with Siemens Healthineers, the Vodafone Chair for Mobile Communications Systems at TU Dresden, Fraunhofer IZM, and NXP Semiconductors to develop a wireless technology capable of reliably transmitting image data in the demanding environment of a CT scanner. The long-term goal is to enable higher data rates, reduce maintenance costs, and improve the maintainability of future CT systems.<\/p>\n
\u201cCT systems must operate reliably for many years, even as the volume of image data continues to grow. With DataCT, we want to demonstrate that a wireless connection can reliably transmit this data\u2014without the mechanical wear and maintenance costs associated with today\u2019s solutions,\u201d says Dr. Padmanava Sen, DataCT project coordinator at the Barkhausen Institute.<\/p>\n
To date, DataCT has been developed in two funding phases of the SEMECO Future Cluster. In the first project phase, from 2023 to 2026, the consortium demonstrated the feasibility of the wireless transmission concept: The researchers characterized the transmission conditions in CT systems through measurements, developed initial custom hardware, and set up demonstration platforms. Building on this, the second phase, which began in May 2026, focuses on completing the system architecture, further developing the application-specific hardware, and validating the technology with custom hardware in realistic CT environments. Since the start of this phase, NXP Semiconductors has joined the research team as a new partner.<\/p>\n
The new technology pursues several key objectives:<\/b><\/p>\n The overarching goal of the research is to investigate how modern wireless technologies can make medical imaging more powerful and reliable in the future.<\/p>\n Through the Clusters4Future initiative, the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) supports excellent, primarily regional innovation ecosystems. SEMECO (Secure Medical Microsystems and Communications) is one of a total of 14 funded \u201cClusters for the Future.\u201d SEMECO brings together research institutions with medical and industrial partners to develop secure microelectronic solutions for medical technology. Following the successful completion of the first funding phase, SEMECO will receive funding from the BMFTR for another three years. The second of up to three possible implementation phases began in May 2026. <\/p>\n – – – – – <\/p>\n\n
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