Olea Medical
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Olea Medical develops post-processing software
for perfusion imaging
dedicated to the optimization of medical images and computer aided diagnosis. The main programs developed by Olea Medical are focused on brain tumor
and stroke
analysis, in both CT
and MRI. The company is also working to develop new applications for the diagnosis of other diseases.
The development of the company is based on close collaborations with expert physicians in Neuroimaging
from leading institutions worldwide which use the software in clinical routine: Vall d'Hebron University Hosptial (Spain), Iwate Medical University
(Japan), Luxemboug University Hospital
, University of California Los Angeles; and in research: National Institute of Health
, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (France).
Olea Medical is headquartered in Marseille
(France), and has a subsidiary in Boston
for its North American operations.
).
and CE marked
, allowing Olea Medical to commercialize its products in the US and European markets. During the same year Olea Medical has enlarged its medical advisory board and new partnerships were established with internationally renowned institutions such as the National Institute of Health
. Collaborating with new experts in neuroimaging allowed Olea Medical to extend its expertise and develop new versions of its software, which have been CE marked in 2010.
(RSNA) 2011 in Seattle. Olea Medical software are used in 2011 in the United States, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, United Kingdom, Japan and South Korea.
Medical software
In computers, medical software is a significant branch of software engineering. Many medical devices that monitor or control patients are predominantly controlled by software. Medical devices are frequently regulated and must comply with local and regional laws. In the European Union, these...
for perfusion imaging
Perfusion scanning
Perfusion is defined as the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. The practice of perfusion scanning, is the process by which this perfusion can be observed, recorded and quantified...
dedicated to the optimization of medical images and computer aided diagnosis. The main programs developed by Olea Medical are focused on brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
and stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
analysis, in both CT
Computed tomography
X-ray computed tomography or Computer tomography , is a medical imaging method employing tomography created by computer processing...
and MRI. The company is also working to develop new applications for the diagnosis of other diseases.
The development of the company is based on close collaborations with expert physicians in Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging includes the use of various techniques to either directly or indirectly image the structure, function/pharmacology of the brain...
from leading institutions worldwide which use the software in clinical routine: Vall d'Hebron University Hosptial (Spain), Iwate Medical University
Iwate Medical University
is a private university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan.- History :The institution has its origins in a private medical school founded in 1901. The school was closed in 1912, to be later re-established in 1928. The institution was not formally established until 1947....
(Japan), Luxemboug University Hospital
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, abbreviated to CHL, is the public healthcare provider in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is a government-owned corporation, established by law on 10 December 1975....
, University of California Los Angeles; and in research: National Institute of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
, La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (France).
Olea Medical is headquartered in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
(France), and has a subsidiary in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
for its North American operations.
Founder generation
Olea Medical was founded on 9 July 2008, after years of collaboration with Prof. Nicoli from La Timone University Hospital (Marseille, France). The first software was dedicated to the visualization and analysis of MR data to help physicians in their diagnosis. The company has seen a rapid growth, working with many medical centers not just in France but worldwide. Its engineers come from the aerospace and defence industries DCNS, thus explaining its know-how in software optimization (fast computation and software architectureSoftware architecture
The software architecture of a system is the set of structures needed to reason about the system, which comprise software elements, relations among them, and properties of both...
).
Growth and approvals
In 2009, the software PerfScape and NeuroScape have beencleared by the U.S> Food and Drug AdministrationFood and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
and CE marked
CE mark
CE marking is a mandatory conformity mark for products placed on the market in the European Economic Area . With the CE marking on a product the manufacturer ensures that the product conforms with the essential requirements of the applicable EC directives...
, allowing Olea Medical to commercialize its products in the US and European markets. During the same year Olea Medical has enlarged its medical advisory board and new partnerships were established with internationally renowned institutions such as the National Institute of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
. Collaborating with new experts in neuroimaging allowed Olea Medical to extend its expertise and develop new versions of its software, which have been CE marked in 2010.
International development
The company participated in several scientific congresses worldwide such as ESC 2010 in Barcelona and Radiological Society of North AmericaRadiological Society of North America
The Radiological Society of North America, Inc. is a professional membership society committed to excellence in patient care through education and research...
(RSNA) 2011 in Seattle. Olea Medical software are used in 2011 in the United States, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, United Kingdom, Japan and South Korea.
Medical advisory board members
Olea Medical benefits from strong supports of experts in the field of brain imaging through its Medical Advisory Board:PerfScape
PerfScape is a program mainly used to compute perfusion maps (rCBV, rCBF, MTT, TTP, TMax, TMIP) from PWI sequence. It allows the physician to modify several parameters to adjust the maps such as the deconvolution method, AIF selection, motion correction and noise removing. The utilization of this application is very fast regarding to the entire diagnosis workflow: according to Olea Medical, few seconds are necessary with this software to compute perfusion maps.NeuroScape
This second software has been developed to help doctors in making the diagnosis. The main window is a synchronized and rescaled visualization of all maps, with different tools to measure and analyze the brain lesions. Other innovative features are available depending on the version used: core and penumbra volume estimation for the CT Stroke version; mismatch calculation for MR Stroke version; corrected rCBV and permeability map for MR Brain Tumor version.See also
- Perfusion imaging
- StrokeStrokeA stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
- Brain tumorBrain tumorA brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
- National Institute of Health
- Radiological Society of North AmericaRadiological Society of North AmericaThe Radiological Society of North America, Inc. is a professional membership society committed to excellence in patient care through education and research...
External links
- Olea Medical website
- Article about Olea Medical on the Econostrum website
- Article about Olea Medical on the Oseo website
- Article about Olea Medical on the Med'in Marseille website