Medical imaging is an area of research that bridges the gap between basic and clinical science. It serves the common goal of developing and evaluating novel techniques for the image-based assessment and image-guided treatment of a wide spectrum of diseases.
Medical imaging research is critical for advancing our understanding of physiologic processes and disease, encompassing the development of novel imaging markers and diagnostic approaches and their implementation in a clinical setting. Many different scientific disciplines are involved in this field of research, including, but not limited to, radiology, nuclear medicine and radiopharmacy, biomedical engineering and medial physics, computer science, machine learning, image processing, radiation oncology, ophthalmology, and psychiatry. This multi-disciplinary approach is also reflected by the Medical Imaging Cluster (MIC) of the Medical University of Vienna, which serves as the backbone of our PhD program. We strive to educate the next generation of scientists who are capable of critical thinking, deductive and logical analysis and reasoning, and ultimately, carrying out their own scientific projects in the area of medical imaging.