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The head of the Cardiology Clinic of the Mures County Clinical Hospital (SCJU) in Targu Mures, dr. Theodora Benedek, stated, on Thursday, that through the PlaqueImage project, which concluded recently, numerous high performing researchers were formed, 27 doctoral theses were drawn up and an impressive number of research papers were published in prestigious scientific journals, agerpres reports.
The PlaqueImage project was financed by the European Union and the Government of Romania and concluded this year.
Dr. Theodora Benedek showed that, once done, the PlaqueImage project opened the way to new projects won by the cardiology clinic's team, one of them being dedicated to artificial intelligence in cardiac imaging and having as project director Prof. Dr. Imre Benedek.
Dr. Imre Benedek emphasized that the recipe for success in medical cardiology research consists of seriousness, professionalism and international collaborations, without which high performance cannot be achieved.
Theodora Benedek showed that, until now, the imaging research infrastructure for cardiology saw investments worth 4 million euro, plus 10 years of intense labor, starting with the first AngioCT in Targu Mures and continuing to this day.
