A research team from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), University of Macau (UM), recently participated in the Third Asian Nuclear Medicine Academic Forum and won the only first prize in the Fourth Rising Nuclear Medicine Professional Challenge, the highest honour of the forum, for their work titled ‘A Framework for Improved 3D Personalised Targeted Radionuclide Therapy Dosimetry Using Registration on Sequential ECT/CT’. This is the first time that a team from Macao has won this award. 13 research teams from different Asian countries and regions competed for the honour.
The UM team was led by Greta Mok, an associate professor from the FST’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a joint associate professor from the Faculty of Health Sciences. The project was presented at the forum by Li Tiantian, a postgraduate student from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. It concerns a multidisciplinary research topic, consolidating expertise in medical physics, engineering, and computer science for medicine. Based on the patients’ functional 3D radionuclide imaging and CT data, the UM team developed a piece of one-stop computing software to provide accurate and precise dosimetric calculation for targeted radionuclide therapy. This tool enhances the efficacy of tumour treatment while reducing toxicity to normal organs, providing a personalised treatment plan for patients based on their own imaging data.
The forum attracted over 250 experts and scholars from 18 countries and regions in Asia. Second prizes went to the teams from mainland China and India, while third prizes were awarded to teams from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Prof Mok is one of the few scientists who have returned to Macao after completing their education overseas. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, she returned to Macao in 2010 and joined UM. As the leader of a research team, she is dedicated to promoting the development of medical imaging and nurturing professionals in the field for Macao.
澳門大學科技學院電機及電腦工程系研究團隊參與“第三屆亞洲核醫學論壇＂，與來自13個亞洲國家及地區院校隊伍角逐研究獎項，最終以研究課題“兼備優化圖像對位算法的三維個人化靶向核素治療劑量計算軟體＂脫穎而出，力壓多國對手奪得是次論壇最高榮譽獎項“第四屆亞洲青年競賽＂唯一一等獎。這是澳門地區首次獲此殊榮，向外界展示澳門科研團隊高端與實用性兼備的科研能力。
與會澳大科研團隊由科技學院電機及電腦工程系副教授、健康科學學院兼任副教授莫昇萍帶領，並由電機及電腦工程系研究生李恬恬於論壇上作講演展示。是項研究是學科交叉的心血結晶，把物理、工程、電腦的知識應用在個人化的醫療上，主要是利用病人的功能性三維核素以及電腦斷層影像，為標靶核素治療劑量計算提供一站式的精準科研軟體，以提高癌症治療效果並減少標靶核素對正常器官的副作用，為病人提供度身訂造的個人化治療計劃。
論壇吸引超過250位來自18個亞洲國家或地區的專家學者出席。是次競賽吸引來自13個亞洲國家及地區院校隊伍參與並角逐研究獎項，其中來自中國和印度的代表獲二等獎，來自香港、台灣及泰國的代表獲三等獎。澳大團隊作為澳門地區代表奪該論壇唯一一等獎。
莫昇萍為本澳少數的“海歸＂科學家之一，負笈美國約翰霍普金斯大學後，2010年回流澳門並扎根於澳大，帶領其科研團隊致力推動醫學影像的發展，並為澳門培育相關專才。
A UM research team wins the first prize at the Asian Nuclear Medicine Academic Forum for the first time
澳門科研團隊首奪亞洲核醫學學術一等獎