06.07.2025

Teaser image to How Neural Networks Are Changing Medical Imaging – with Reinhard Heckel

How Neural Networks Are Changing Medical Imaging – With Reinhard Heckel

Research Film

Clear imaging is essential for accurate diagnosis — but when it comes to the heart, motion makes it one of the most difficult organs to capture in high resolution. Traditional reconstruction methods often struggle to deliver the detail clinicians need.

«Deep neural networks can improve the clarity and diagnostic value by giving much sharper and higher resolution images from measurements where classical methods just don’t do as well.»


Reinhard Heckel

MCML PI

Reinhard Heckel, Professor of Machine Learning at TUM and MCML PI, is using deep neural networks to change that. His team is developing methods that reconstruct sharper, more detailed images from limited or noisy measurements — even when the subject is moving.

«The data is really what makes the difference between a well-performing method that is robust and reliable, and a method that is just going to work on a handful of patients.»


Reinhard Heckel

MCML PI

A key focus of his research is data: how to source it, how to ensure it’s diverse, and how to train robust models that generalize across patient populations.

This work is paving the way for more accurate imaging tools that can help detect pathologies that might otherwise go unnoticed.

This video is part of our MCML spotlight series on researchers driving real-world impact with AI.

Watch in Full Quality on youTube

The film was produced and edited by Nicole Huminski and Nikolai Huber.

 

06.07.2025


Subscribe to RSS News feed

Related

Link to AI for Personalized Psychiatry - with researcher Clara Vetter

01.09.2025

AI for Personalized Psychiatry - With Researcher Clara Vetter

AI research by Clara Vetter uses brain, genetic and smartphone data to personalize psychiatry and improve diagnosis and treatment.

Link to Satellite Insights for a Sustainable Future - with researcher Ivica Obadic

25.08.2025

Satellite Insights for a Sustainable Future - With Researcher Ivica Obadic

AI from satellite imagery helps design livable cities, improve well-being & food systems with transparent models by Ivica Obadić.

Link to Mingyang Wang receives Award at ACL 2025

18.08.2025

Mingyang Wang Receives Award at ACL 2025

MCML Junior Member Mingyang Wang wins SAC Highlights Award at ACL 2025 for research on cross-lingual consistency in language models.

Link to Digital Twins for Surgery - with researcher Azade Farshad

18.08.2025

Digital Twins for Surgery - With Researcher Azade Farshad

Azade Farshad develops patient digital twins at TUM & MCML to improve personalized treatment, surgical planning, and training.

Link to From Physics Dreams to Algorithm Discovery - with Niki Kilbertus

13.08.2025

From Physics Dreams to Algorithm Discovery - With Niki Kilbertus

Niki Kilbertus develops AI algorithms to uncover cause and effect, making science smarter and decisions in fields like medicine more reliable.